Bondi Corporation Makes Automotive Engines

question 90

Essay

Bondi Corporation makes automotive engines. For the most recent month, budgeted production was 1,500 engines. The standard power cost is $3.10 per machine-hour. The company's standards indicate that each engine requires 9.3 machine-hours. Actual production was 1,800 engines. Actual machine-hours were 15,860 machine-hours. Actual power cost totaled $51,593.Required:Determine the rate and efficiency variances for the variable overhead item power cost and indicate whether those variances are unfavorable or favorable.

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Definitions:

External Financing Need

The gap between the funding a firm needs for its operations and investments, and the amount it can generate internally, implying the need to seek external funding.

Projected Growth Rate

An estimate of the rate at which a company's earnings or revenues are expected to grow in the future.

Sales Increases

A measurement of the rise in a company's sales over a specific period, indicating growth in business operations.

Capital Intensity Ratio

A metric used to determine the amount of assets required to generate a dollar of revenue; higher ratios indicate more assets are needed.