Fickle Factory Ltd Produces Unique Large Ceramic Frogs Total Fixed Overhead for the Year Is Estimated to Be

question 47

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Fickle Factory Ltd produces unique large ceramic frogs. The accountant has collected the following information regarding standard costs. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Praductim Input } & \text { Standard Cast } \\\hline \text { Direct Materials } & \begin{array} { l } 2 \text { kilos of raw material } \\\text { Each kilo } = \$ 5\end{array} \\\hline \text { Direct Labour } & \begin{array} { l } \text { 1 hour } \\\text { Direct Labour is charged at } \$ 10 \text { per hour }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Variable Overhead } & \$ 2 \text { per direct labour hour } \\\hline \text { Fixed Overhead } & \$ 4 \text { per frog } \\\hline\end{array}$$ Total fixed overhead for the year is estimated to be $80,000. The selling price for each frog is $45. Actual sales and production was 22,000. Actual direct material cost was $220,000.
The flexible budget variance for direct materials the year is:

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