Verizox Company uses a job order cost system with manufacturing overhead applied to products based on direct labor hours. At the beginning of the most recent year, the company estimated its manufacturing overhead cost at $183,080. Estimated direct labor cost was $491,530 for 19,900 hours. Actual costs for the most recent month are summarized here: Item Description Direct labor (1,500 hours) Indirect costs Indirect labor. Indirect materials Factory rent Factory supervision Tactory depreciation Factory janitorial work. Factory insurance General and administrative salaries Selling expenses Required: 3. Calculate actual manufacturing overhead costs. 4. Compute over- or underapplied overhead. Total Cost $ 49,154 2,470 3,450 3,240 4,870 5,620 1,140 1,850 4,150 5,390
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
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