Halt Company Uses a Standard Cost System and Applies Manufacturing

question 78

Essay

Halt Company uses a standard cost system and applies manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of machine hours. The following information is available for the year just ended:
Standard variable-overhead rate per machine hour: $2.50
Standard fixed-overhead rate per machine hour: $5.00
Planned activity during the period: 30,000 machine hours
Actual production: 10,700 finished units
Production standard: Three machine hours per unit
Actual variable overhead: $86,200
Actual total overhead: $225,500
Actual machine hours worked: 35,100
Required:
A. Calculate the budgeted fixed overhead for the year.
B. Did Halt spend more or less than anticipated for fixed overhead? How much?
C. Was variable overhead under- or overapplied during the year? By how much?
D. Was Halt efficient in its use of machine hours? Briefly explain.
E. Would the company's efficiency or inefficiency in the use of machine hours have any effect on Halt's overhead variances? If "yes," which one(s)?

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Definitions:

Multiplier

An economic factor that quantifies the impact of a change in investment, government spending, or other financial activity on the overall economy.

Marginal Propensity

Refers to the increase in personal consumer spending that occurs with an increase in disposable income.

Aggregate Expenditure

The total amount spent on goods and services in an economy at a given level of income during a specific period.

Marginal Propensity

The ratio of the change in consumption or saving to the change in income, indicating how income changes affect spending or saving behaviors.