The Bartok Company Uses a Standard Cost Accounting System and Estimates

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Essay

The Bartok Company uses a standard cost accounting system and estimates production for the year to be 60,000 units. At this volume, the company's variable overhead costs are $0.50 per direct labor hour.
The company's single product has a standard cost of $30.00 per unit. Included in the $30.00 is $13.20 for direct materials (3 yards) and $12.00 of direct labor (2 hours). Production information for the month of March follows:
$$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Number of units produced } & 6,000 \\\text { Materials purchased (18,500yards) } & \$ 88,800 \\\text { Materials used in production (yards) } & 18,500 \\\text { Variable overhead costs incurred } & \$ 6,380 \\\text { Fixed overhead costs incured } & \$ 20,400 \\\text { Direct labor cost incurred (\$6.50/hour) } & \$ 75,400\end{array}$$
Required:
(Be sure to indicate whether the variances are favorable or unfavorable.)
a. Compute the predetermined overhead rate used for the year
b. Compute the budgeted fixed costs for the month.
c. Compute the variable overhead spending variance.
d. Compute the variable overhead efficiency variance.
e. Compute the fixed overhead spending (budget) variance.
f. Compute the production volume variance.

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Definitions:

Retention Ratio

The proportion of net income that is retained in the business rather than paid out as dividends, indicating reinvestment rate.

Plowback Ratio

A measure of how much earnings are retained by a company after dividends are paid, as opposed to being paid out to shareholders.

Finance Perspective

A viewpoint or method of considering financial aspects and impacts in decision making or analysis.

Capacity Utilization

The percentage of a company or factory's total production capacity that is currently being used.