Sunday Corporation Prepared the Following Performance Report for Variable Overhead
Question 51
Question 51
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Sunday Corporation prepared the following performance report for variable overhead costs for the last quarter of the year.Machine hours are the cost driver for all overhead costs. Cost Driver(Machine Hours) Variable Overhead Costs: Utilities Indirect Labor Supplies Maintenance Total Variable Overhead Costs Actual 38,000$15,70086,50026,00044,900$173,100 Static Budget 38,000$14,00080,50021,00042,000$157,500 Variances $1,700U6,000U5,000U2,900U$15,600U The cost formulas used for the variable overhead costs are: Variable Overhead Costs Utilities Indirect Labor Supplies Maintenance Cost Formula $0.40 per machine hour $2.30 per machine hour $0.60 per machine hour $1.20 per machine hour Your boss called you into the office and reprimanded you for the unfavorable variances.The boss says you are fired unless you can explain why the variances are all unfavorable. Required: Calculate the flexible budget variances and the activity-level variances for each cost.
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