(Appendix 12B)The Bolton Company operates a Health Care service department for its employees.The variable costs of this department are charged to the company's two operating departments, Assembly and Finishing, based on the number of employees in each department.The Health Care Department's total variable cost was budgeted at $55, 000 for the past year;its actual total variable cost was $56, 112.Additional data for the past year follow: For performance evaluation purposes, how much of the actual Health Care variable cost should not be charged to the operating departments at the end of the year?

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(Appendix 12B)The Bolton Company operates a Health Care service department for its employees.The variable costs of this department are charged to the company's two operating departments, Assembly and Finishing, based on the number of employees in each department.The Health Care Department's total variable cost was budgeted at $55, 000 for the past year;its actual total variable cost was $56, 112.Additional data for the past year follow:  For performance evaluation purposes, how much of the actual Health Care variable cost should not be charged to the operating departments at the end of the year?

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Budgeted rate for variable cost = Total budgeted cost ÷ Total budgeted activity
= $55, 000 ÷ (300 employees + 200 employees)= $110 per employee
Spending variance = Actual cost incurred - Charges to the operating departments
= $56, 112 - [$110 per employee × (304 employees + 197 employees)]
= $56, 112 - [$110 per employee × 501 employees]
= $56, 112 - $55, 110 = $1, 002

(Appendix 12B)The Bolton Company Operates a Health Care Service Department