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ISBN: 9781259688713

Author: Wild

Publisher: MCG

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Chapter 8, Problem 19E

Exercise 21-19 Computation of total overhead rate and total overhead variance P3

World Company expects to operate at 80% of its productive capacity of 50,000 units per month. At this planned level, the company expects to use 25,000 standard hours of direct labor. Overhead is allocated to products using a predetermined standard rate of 0.625 direct labor hours per unit. At the 80% capacity level, the total budgeted cost includes $50,000 fixed overhead cost and $275,000 variable overhead cost. In the current month, the company incurred $305,000 actual overhead and 22,000 actual labor hours while producing 35,000 units.

Compute the predetermined standard overhead rate for total overhead.
Compute and interpret the total overhead variance.

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