
Concept explainers
Concept introduction:
Overhead rate- The overhead rate is the total of not direct costs (known as overhead) for a precise coverage period, divided by an allotment measure. The cost of overhead can contain either actual costs or forecasted costs.
Elastic (flexible) overhead
Requirement 1:
Monthly overhead forecast to
Cost per unit for each variable overhead item and its total per unit costs
Fixed cost per month.

Answer to Problem 3PSB
Cost per unit for variable overhead item and total per unit cost is as follows.
Cost item variable overhead | Cost per unit$ |
Material (indirect) | 1.50 |
Labour (indirect) | 6 |
Power | 1.50 |
Maintenance and repair | 3 |
Total overhead cost per unit | $12 |
Total fixed cost per month should be as follows,
Particulars | Amount $ |
Total fixed cost per month | $180000 |
Explanation of Solution
Cost per unit for variable overhead item and total per unit cost is as follows.
Cost item variable overhead | Total cost(TC) | The volume of production expected | Cost per unit$ |
Material (indirect) | 22500 | 15000 | 1.50 |
Labour (indirect) | 90000 | 15000 | 6 |
Power | 22500 | 15000 | 1.50 |
Maintenance and repair | 45000 | 15000 | 3 |
Total overhead cost per unit | $12 |
Total fixed cost per month should be as follows,
Overhead cost per item fixed | Amount $ |
24000 | |
Depreciation-machinery | 72000 |
Insurance and taxes | 18000 |
Supervision | 66000 |
Total | $180000 |
Concept introduction:
Elastic (flexible) overhead forecast:An elastic (flexible) forecast is a forecast that adjusts or flexes with changes in quantity or action. They remain unaffected from the amounts recognized at the time that the standing forecast was organized and accepted
Requirement 2:
To explain:
Flexible overhead forecast for December depicting the amount of each variable and fixed cost that is 65%, 75% and 85% level of capacity.

Answer to Problem 3PSB
Flexible forecast overhead for December.
Particulars | Unit sales forecasted for 13000 | Unit sales forecasted for 15000 | Unit sales forecasted for 17000 |
Variable cost total | 156000 | 180000 | 204000 |
Total fixed cost | 180000 | 180000 | 180000 |
Total overhead | $336000 | $360000 | $384000 |
Explanation of Solution
Flexible forecast overhead for December.
Flexible | Flexible | flexible | |||
Per unit amount variable | Total Fixed cost | Unit sales forecasted for 13000 | Unit sales forecasted for 15000 | Unit sales forecasted for 17000 | |
Overhead cost variable | |||||
Material indirect | 1.50 | 19500 | 22500 | 25500 | |
Labour indirect | 6 | 78000 | 90000 | 102000 | |
Power | 1.50 | 19500 | 22500 | 25500 | |
Maintenance and repair | 3 | 39000 | 45000 | 51000 | |
Variable cost total | 12 | 156000 | 180000 | 204000 | |
Overhead fixed | |||||
Depreciation-building | 24000 | 24000 | 24000 | 24000 | |
Depreciation-machinery | 72000 | 72000 | 72000 | 72000 | |
Insurance and taxes | 18000 | 18000 | 18000 | 18000 | |
Supervision | 66000 | 66000 | 66000 | 66000 | |
Total fixed cost | 180000 | 180000 | 180000 | 180000 | |
Total overhead | $336000 | $360000 | $384000 |
Concept introduction:
Elastic (flexible) overhead forecast:An elastic (flexible) forecast is a forecast that adjusts or flexes with changes in quantity or action. They remain unaffected from the amounts recognized at the time that the standing forecast was organized and accepted
Requirement 3:
Computation of direct material cost variance, and also quantity and price variance.

Answer to Problem 3PSB
Direct material cost variance is$15900U, price variance is $ 6900U and quantity variance $9000U
Explanation of Solution
Computation as follows,
Actual material used | 69000 lbs(given) |
For actual production standard quantity of material | 15000 units*4.5lb/unit=67500lb |
Actual price | 6.10/lb given |
Standard price | 6 /lb given |
Direct material cost variance
Actual unit at actual cost(69000lbs @ 6.10) | 420900 |
Standard units at |
405000 |
Direct material cost variance | $15900U |
Direct material price variance
Price variance | = | AQ*(AP-SP) |
= | 69000*(6.10-6) | |
= | 69000*.10 | |
= | $ 6900U |
Direct material quantity variance
Quantity variance | = | SP*(AQ-SQ) |
= | 6*(69000-67500) | |
= | 1500*6 | |
= | $9000U |
Concept introduction:
Elastic (flexible) overhead forecast:An elastic (flexible) forecast is a forecast that adjusts or flexes with changes in quantity or action. They remain unaffected from the amounts recognized at the time that the standing forecast was organized and accepted
Requirement 4:
Computing direct labour cost variance and also rate and efficiency variance.

Answer to Problem 3PSB
Direct labour cost variance is$10440U, efficiency variance $3600U
And rate variance is $6840U
Explanation of Solution
Computation of actual labour hours used, standard labour hours for actual production, actual labour rate and standard labour rate.
Actual hours used | 22800hrs given |
Standard hours for actual | 15000 units*1.5hrs/unit=22500hrs |
Actual rate | 12.30/hr |
Standard rate | 12/hrs |
Computation of direct labor cost variance
Actual hours at actual cost(22800hrs*12.30) | 280440 |
Standard hours at standard cost(22500hrs*12) | 270000 |
Direct labour cost variance | $10440U |
Computation of direct labour rate variance
Rate variance | = | Actual hrs*(Actual rate −standard rate) |
= | 22800*(12.30-12) | |
= | 22800*.30/hrs | |
= | $6840U |
Computation labour efficiency variance
Efficiency variance | = | Standard rate*(Actual hours-standard hours) |
= | (22800-22500) hours*12 | |
= | 300*12 | |
= | $3600U |
Concept introduction:
Elastic (flexible) overhead forecast:An elastic (flexible) forecast is a forecast that adjusts or flexes with changes in quantity or action. They remain unaffected from the amounts recognized at the time that the standing forecast was organized and accepted
Requirement 5:
Detailed overhead variance report that shows the variance for individual item of overhead.

Answer to Problem 3PSB
Controllable variance | Forecast | Results | ||
Overhead cost-variable | ||||
Material-indirect | 22500 | 21600 | 900 | F |
Labour-indirect | 90000 | 82260 | 7740 | F |
Power | 22500 | 23100 | 600 | U |
Maintenance & Repair | 45000 | 46800 | 1800 | U |
Variable cost total | 180000 | 173760 | 6240 | F |
Overhead cost-fixed | ||||
Depreciation building | 24000 | 24000 | 0 | |
Depreciation machinery | 72000 | 75000 | 3000 | U |
Insurance & taxes | 18000 | 16500 | 1500 | F |
Supervision | 66000 | 66000 | 0 | |
Total fixed cost | 180000 | 181500 | 1500 | U |
Overhead cost total | $360000 | $355260 | $4740 | F |
Explanation of Solution
Overhead variance report
S company | |||||
Overhead variance report | |||||
For 31st December | |||||
Volume variance | |||||
Production level expected | 75% of capacity | ||||
Achieved production level | 75% of capacity | ||||
Volume variance | 0 | ||||
Flexible | Actual | ||||
Controllable variance | Forecast | Results | Variances | ||
Overhead cost-variable | |||||
Material-indirect | 22500 | 21600 | 900 | F | |
Labour-indirect | 90000 | 82260 | 7740 | F | |
Power | 22500 | 23100 | 600 | U | |
Maintenance & Repair | 45000 | 46800 | 1800 | U | |
Variable cost total | 180000 | 173760 | 6240 | F | |
Overhead cost-fixed | |||||
Depreciation building | 24000 | 24000 | 0 | ||
Depreciation machinery | 72000 | 75000 | 3000 | U | |
Insurance & taxes | 18000 | 16500 | 1500 | F | |
Supervision | 66000 | 66000 | 0 | ||
Total fixed cost | 180000 | 181500 | 1500 | U | |
Overhead cost total | $360000 | $355260 | $4740 | F |
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