Question

A company's flexible budget for the range of 35,000 units to 45,000 units of production showed variable overhead costs of $2 per unit and fixed overhead costs of $72,000. The company incurred total overhead costs of $148,800 while operating at a volume of 40,000 units. The total controllable cost variance is:

Answer 1

Answer:

$3200 favorable

Explanation:

We have given range of number of production = 40000 units

So average of number of units $=\frac{35000+45000}{2}=40000$

Variable cost = $2 per unit

So total variable cost = 40000×$2 = $80000

Fixed overhead = $72000

Budgeted overhead for actual production = Variable overhead +Fixed overhead  = $80000+$72000 = $152000

Actual total overhead cost = $148,800

Total overhead controllable cost variance = Budgeted overhead - Actual overhead

= $152,000 - $148,800 = $3,200 favorable.