Question

7. Assume that the standard hours allowed for the actual total output of the fabric plant are 115,000. Calculate the following variances: Enter all amounts as positive numbers. a. Fixed overhead spending variance $ b. Fixed overhead volume variance $ c. Variable overhead spending variance $ d. Variable overhead efficiency variance $

Answer 1

Answer:

The question is missing information, however the way to approach the required is presented below in the explanation

Explanation:

When calculating variances it's always important to flex the budgeted information to standard form so we're comparing apples with apples. If we use the actual budgeted figures we can distort the variances and comparisons of information may be useless. For instance if we produce 40 units but budgeted was 50 units we need to work out what was the budgeted cost for 40 units and compare that to the actual cost of 40 units. That is what is meant by flexing to the standard form.

A) The fixed overhead spending variance is the difference between the budgeted and actual fixed overhead expense. This is calculated as follows

Actual fixed overhead - Budgeted fixed overhead = Fixed overhead spending variance $

B) The fixed overhead volume variance is calculated as follows;

Budgeted fixed overhead rate – Fixed overhead rate applied to the units (quantity of production)

C) Variable overhead spending variance is calculated as follows;

The variable overhead spending variance is the difference between the actual and budgeted rates of expenditure of the variable overhead.

Actual hours worked x (actual overhead rate - standard overhead rate)

= Variable overhead spending variance

D) Variable overhead efficiency variance is calculated as follows;

The variable overhead efficiency variance is the difference between the actual and budgeted hours worked. The standard variable rate per hour is used for this and must be calculated.

Standard overhead rate x (Actual hours - Standard hours)