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Chapter 11 Solution Cost Accounting
Chapter 11 Solution Cost Accounting
Chapter 11 Solution Cost Accounting
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Column (4) is not used to compute the variances. It is included to point out that the flexible-budget amount for variable
overhead, $88,000, is the amount that will be applied to Work-in-Process Inventory for product costing purposes.
FIXED-OVERHEAD BUDGET AND VOLUME VARIANCES
(Hours = Direct-Labor Hours)
(1) (2) (3)
ACTUAL BUDGETED FIXED OVERHEAD
FIXED FIXED APPLIED TO
OVERHEAD OVERHEAD WORK IN PROCESS
Standard
Standard Fixed-
Allowed Overhead
Hours Rate
8,000 $18.00 per
hours hour
Fixed-overhead Fixed-overhead
budget variance volume variance
*3,600,000 machine hrs / 720,000 units = 5 hrs per unit; 5 x 66,000 units = 330,000 hrs
3. The graph differs from the exhibit in the text, because in Wilmington Composites’ case,
the efficiency variance is favorable. The example in the text included an unfavorable
efficiency variance.
9. $7,500 Ud
10. $9,000 Fe
11. $(126,000) (Negative)f (The negative sign means that applied fixed overhead
exceeded budgeted fixed overhead.)
19. $270,000j
20. $756,000k
f
Fixed-overhead volume variance
= budgeted fixed overhead – applied fixed overhead
= $630,000 – (36,000 direct-labor hrs $21)
= $126,000 F
36,000
6,000 units
= 6
j
Applied variable overhead
= SQ SVR
= 36,000 direct-labor hrs $7.50
= $270,000
k
Applied fixed overhead
= SQ fixed overhead rate
= 36,000 direct-labor hrs $21
= $756,000
4. $25,600c
5. $72,000d
6. $32,000e
7. $76,320f
19. $25,600k
20. $57,600l