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Chapter 10.A, Problem 4E
EXERCISE 10A-4 Fixed
Selected operating information on three different companies for a recent year is gh en below:
Company
| A | B | C | |
| Full-capacity machine-hours | 10,000 |
18,000 | 20,000 |
| Budgeted machine-hours* | 9.000 |
17,000 | 20,000 |
| Actual machine-hours | 9.000 |
17,800 | 19,000 |
| Standard machine-hours allowed for actual production | 9,500 |
16,000 | 20,000 |
‘Denominator activity for computing the predetermined overhead rate.
Required:
For each company, state whether the company would have a favorable or unfavorable volume variance and why.
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a. $21,090 unfavorable
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Question Content Area The standard costs
and actual costs for factory overhead for
the manufacture of 2,900 units of actual
production are as follows: Standard Costs
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(based on 10,000 hours) 3 hours per unit
at $0.70 per hour Variable overhead 3
hours per unit at $1.93 per hour Actual
Costs Total variable cost, $18,000 Total
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overhead volume variance is a. $0 b. $728
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MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING ACCESS CARD
Ch. 10.A - EXERCISE 10A-1 Fixed Overhead Variances LO10-4...Ch. 10.A - EXERCISE 10A-2 Predetermined Overhead Rate;...Ch. 10.A - Prob. 3ECh. 10.A - EXERCISE 10A-4 Fixed Overhead Variances LO10-4...Ch. 10.A - EXERCISE 10A5 Using Fixed Overhead Variances LO104...Ch. 10.A - EXERCISE 10A-6 Predetermined Overhead Rate LO10-4...Ch. 10.A - EXERCISE 10A-7 Relations Among Fixed Overhead...Ch. 10.A - Prob. 8PCh. 10.A - PROBLEM 10A-9 Applying Overhead; Overhead...Ch. 10.A - PROBLEM 10A-10 Comprehensive Standard Cost...
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PROBLEM 10A-11 Comprehensive Standard Cost...Ch. 10.A - Prob. 12PCh. 10.B - EXERCISE 10B-1 Standard Cost Flows; Income...Ch. 10.B - Prob. 2ECh. 10.B - Prob. 3ECh. 10.B - Prob. 4ECh. 10.B - Prob. 5PCh. 10.B - Prob. 6PCh. 10 - Prob. 1QCh. 10 - Why are separate price and quantity variances...Ch. 10 - 10-3 Who is generally responsible for the...Ch. 10 - The materials price variance can be computed at...Ch. 10 - 10-5 If the materials price variance is favorable...Ch. 10 - Prob. 6QCh. 10 - Prob. 7QCh. 10 - 10-8 What effect, if any, would you expect...Ch. 10 - 10-9 If variable manufacturing overhead is applied...Ch. 10 - 10-10 Why can undue emphasis on labor efficiency...Ch. 10 -
The Excel worksheet form that appears below is to...Ch. 10 - Prob. 2AECh. 10 - Prob. 1F15Ch. 10 - Prob. 2F15Ch. 10 - Prob. 3F15Ch. 10 - Prob. 4F15Ch. 10 - Prob. 5F15Ch. 10 - Prob. 6F15Ch. 10 - Prob. 7F15Ch. 10 - Prob. 8F15Ch. 10 - Prob. 9F15Ch. 10 - Preble Company manufactures one product. Its...Ch. 10 - Prob. 11F15Ch. 10 - Prob. 12F15Ch. 10 - Prob. 13F15Ch. 10 - Prob. 14F15Ch. 10 - Prob. 15F15Ch. 10 - EXERCISE 10-1 Direct Materials Variances LO10-1...Ch. 10 -
EXERCISE 10-2 Direct Labor Variances...Ch. 10 -
EXERCISE 10–3 Variable Overhead Variances...Ch. 10 - EXERCISE 10-4 Direct Labor and Variable...Ch. 10 -
EXERCISE 10-5 Working Backwards from Labor...Ch. 10 - EXERCISE 10-6 Direct Materials and Direct Labor...Ch. 10 - EXERCISE 10-7 Direct Materials Variances LOIO-1...Ch. 10 -
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