Question

Titus Company produced 5,900 units of a product that required 3.546 standard hours per unit. The standard fixed overhead cost per unit is $1.10 per hour at 21,300 hours, which is 100% of normal capacity. Determine the fixed factory overhead volume variance. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

Answer 1

Answer:

$417 A.

It is an adverse variance.

Explanation:

Fixed factory overhead volume variance is the difference between budgeted output at 100% normal capacity and actual production volume multiplied by standard fixed overhead cost per unit.

Formula

Fixed factory overhead volume variance = (budgeted standard hours for 100% normal capacity - Actual standard output hours) × standard fixed overhead cost per unit.

Calculation

Since 5900 units of a product was produced in 3.546 standard hours per unit, total actual standard hour is therefore;

= 5900×3.546

=20,921 hours

Overhead cost per unit = $1.10 per hour

Hours at 100% normal capacity = 21,300 hours.

Recall the formula for fixed factory overhead volume variance is =(budgeted standard hours for 100% normal output- actual standard output hours)× standard fixed overhead per unit.

Therefore;

Fixed factory overhead volume variance =(21,300 hours - 20,921 hours)× $1.10

=379 hours × $1.10

=$417 A

It is therefore an adverse variance.