Question

Nanjones Company manufactures a line of products distributed nationally through wholesalers. Presented below are planned manufacturing data for the year and actual data for November of the current year. The company applies overhead based on planned machine hours using a predetermined annual rate.
Planning Data
Annual November
Fixed overhead $1,200,000 $100,000
Variable overhead $2,400,000 $220,000
Direct labor hours 48,000 4,000
Machine hours 240,000 22,000


Data for November

Direct labor hours (actual) 4,200
Direct labor hours (plan based on output) 4,000
Machine hours (actual) 21,600
Machine hours (plan based on output) 21,000
Fixed overhead $101,200
Variable overhead $214,000

Nanjones’ variable overhead spending variance for November was:

a. $6,000 favorable.
b. $2,000 favorable.
c. $14,000 unfavorable.
d. $6,000 unfavorable.

Answer 1

Answer:

Variable manufacturing overhead spending variance= $2,000 favorable

Explanation:

First, we need to calculate the predetermined overhead rate:

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= 2,400,000 / 240,000

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $10 per machine hour

To calculate the variable overhead spending variance, we need to use the following formula:

Variable manufacturing overhead spending variance= (standard rate - actual rate)* actual quantity

Variable manufacturing overhead spending variance= (15 - 214,000/21,600)*21,600

Variable manufacturing overhead spending variance= $2,000 favorable