Problem1. Applying Overhead; Overhead Variances
Chilczuk, S.A., of Gdansk, Poland, is a major producer of classic Polish sausage. The company uses a standard cost system to help control costs. Manufacturing overhead is applied to production on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. According to the company's flexible budget, the following manufacturing overhead costs should be incurred at an activity level of 24,000 labor-hours (the denominator activity level):
| Variable manufacturing overhead cost |
$ |
102,000 |
| Fixed manufacturing overhead cost |
|
150,000 |
| Total manufacturing overhead cost |
$ |
252,000 |
During the most recent year, the following operating results were recorded:
| Activity: |
|
|
| Actual labor-hours worked |
|
21,000 |
| Standard labor-hours allowed for output |
|
22,000 |
| Cost: |
|
|
| Actual variable manufacturing overhead cost incurred |
$ |
117,600 |
| Actual fixed manufacturing overhead cost incurred |
$ |
132,000 |
At the end of the year, the company's Manufacturing Overhead account contained the following data:
Management would like to determine the cause of the $18,600 underapplied overhead.
Required:
1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate. Break the rate down into variable and fixed cost elements. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
2. Show how the $231,000 Applied figure in the Manufacturing Overhead account was computed. (Round your per hour value to 2 decimal places.)
3. Analyze the $18,600 underapplied overhead figure in terms of the variable overhead rate and efficiency variances and the fixed overhead budget and volume variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)