Variable overhead $540,000
Fixed overhead 240,000
Total $780,000
The actual factory overhead was $782,000 for April. The actual fixed factory overhead was as budgeted. During April, the Weaving Department had standard hours at actual production volume of 92,500 hours.
a. Determine the variable factory overhead controllable variance.
b. Determine the fixed factory overhead volume variance.
Answer:
a. Controllable variance:
Actual variable factory overhead
($782,000 – $240,000)…………………………… $542,000
Standard variable factory overhead
at actual production:
Standard hours at actual production……… 92,500
× Variable factory overhead rate
1
………… $6.00
Standard variable factory overhead………… 555,000
Controllable variance—favorable……………… $(13,000)
1 Variable factory overhead rate: $
540,000
90,000 hrs.
$240,000
2 Fixed factory overhead rate: = $2.40 per hour
100,000 hrs.
3 A
ctual Overhead – Applied Overhead = Total Overhead Variance:
$782,000 – [($6.00 + $2.40) × 92,500 hrs.] = $5,000
Alternative Computation of Overhead Variances
Factory Overhead
Actual costs 782,000 Applied costs 777,000 *
Balance (underapplied) 5,000
Actual
Factory
Overhead
Budgeted Factory
Overhead for Amount
Produced
$782,000
Variable cost (92,500 × $6.00)………… $555,000 $777,000 *
Fixed cost………………………………… 240,000
Total……………………………………… $795,000
–$13,000 F $18,000 U
Controllable Volume
Variance Variance
* [($6.00 + $2.40) × 92,500]