Flick Company Uses a Standard Cost System in Which Manufacturing

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Essay

Flick Company uses a standard cost system in which manufacturing overhead is applied to units of product on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The company's total budgeted variable and fixed manufacturing overhead costs at the denominator level of activity are $20,000 for variable overhead and $30,000 for fixed manufacturing overhead. The predetermined overhead rate, including both fixed and variable components, is $2.50 per direct labor-hour. The standards call for two direct labor-hours per unit of output produced. Last year, the company produced 11,500 units of product and worked 22,000 direct labor-hours. Actual costs were $22,500 for variable overhead and $31,000 for fixed manufacturing overhead.
Required:
a. What is the denominator level of activity?
b. What were the standard hours allowed for the output last year?
c. What was the variable overhead rate variance?
d. What was the variable overhead efficiency variance?
e. What was the fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance?
f. What was the fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance?

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Definitions:

Cash Operating

Cash operating activities involve the cash inflows and outflows directly related to the core business operations, such as revenue from sales and payments to suppliers.

Useful Life

The estimated duration of time a fixed asset is expected to be useful for its intended purpose.

Automating

The process of implementing systems and technology to perform tasks without human intervention, often to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Operating Expenses

Costs incurred in the regular functioning of a business, excluding direct production costs; these may include rent, utilities, and administrative salaries.