Principles of Financial Accounting (Elon University)

11th Edition

ISBN: 9781308839233

Author: Marshall

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 15, Problem 15.23P

Problem 15.23

LO 5, 6

Fixed overhead variances-various issues Silverstone’s production budget for July called for making 40,000 units of a single product. The firm’s production standards allow one-half of a machine hour per unit produced. The fixed overhead budget for July was $36,000. Silverstone uses an absorption costing system. Actual activity and costs for July were:

Units produced	39,000
Fixed overhead costs incurred	$37,000

Required:

Calculate the predetermined fixed overhead application rate per machine hour that would be used in July.
Calculate the number of machine hours that would be allowed for actual July production.
Calculate the fixed overhead applied to work in process during July.
Calculate the over- or underapplied fixed overhead for July.
Calculate the fixed overhead budget and volume variances for July.

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Chapter 15 Solutions

Principles of Financial Accounting (Elon University)

Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.1ME Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.2ME Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.3ME Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.4ME Ch. 15 - Mini-Exercise 15.5 LO 4, 5, 6 Variable overhead...Ch. 15 - Mini-Exercise 15.6 LO 4. 5, 6 Fixed overhead...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.7E Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.8E Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.9E Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.10E

Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.11E Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.12E Ch. 15 - Exercise 15.13 LO 4. 5 Direct material...Ch. 15 - Exercise 15.14 LO 4, 5 Direct material...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.15E Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.16E Ch. 15 - Exercise 15.17 LO 9 Investment center analysis;...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.18E Ch. 15 - Problem 15.19 LO 4. 5 Calculate variable cost...Ch. 15 - Problem 15.20 LO 4. 5 Calculate variable cost...Ch. 15 - Problem 15.21 LO 4, 5 Direct labor...Ch. 15 - Problem 15.22 LO 4, 5 Direct labor...Ch. 15 - Problem 15.23 LO 5, 6 Fixed overhead...Ch. 15 - Case 15.25 LO 3 Performance reporting The chair of...Ch. 15 - Case 15.26 LO 3 Flexible budgeting One of the...Ch. 15 - Case 15.27 LO 4 Frequency of performance reporting...Ch. 15 - Case 15.28 LO 5 Rank the importance of eight...Ch. 15 - Case 15.29 LO 4. 5 Direct material variances-the...Ch. 15 - Case 15.30 LO 5 Evaluate the effects of erroneous...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.31C Ch. 15 - Case 15.32 The planning and control environment:...

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