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Cornerstones of Cost Accounting 1st Edition by Don Hansen,Maryanne Mowen

Edition 1ISBN: 978-0538736787
book Cornerstones of Cost Accounting 1st Edition by Don Hansen,Maryanne Mowen cover

Cornerstones of Cost Accounting 1st Edition by Don Hansen,Maryanne Mowen

Edition 1ISBN: 978-0538736787
Exercise 1
CALCULATING THE FIXED OVERHEAD SPENDING AND VOLUME VARIANCES
Asher Company manufactures consumer products and provided the following information for the month of February:
CALCULATING THE FIXED OVERHEAD SPENDING AND VOLUME VARIANCES  Asher Company manufactures consumer products and provided the following information for the month of February:     Required:  1. Calculate the fixed overhead spending variance using the formula approach. 2. Calculate the volume variance using the formula approach. 3. Calculate the fixed overhead spending variance and volume variance using the three pronged graphical approach. 4. What if 120,700 units had actually been produced in February? What impact would that have had on the fixed overhead spending variance? On the volume variance?
Required:
1. Calculate the fixed overhead spending variance using the formula approach.
2. Calculate the volume variance using the formula approach.
3. Calculate the fixed overhead spending variance and volume variance using the three pronged graphical approach.
4. What if 120,700 units had actually been produced in February? What impact would that have had on the fixed overhead spending variance? On the volume variance?
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