You Have Just Been Hired as the Controller of the Eastern

question 40

Essay

You have just been hired as the controller of the Eastern Division of Global Manufacturing.Performance records for last year are incomplete,with only the following data available:

$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Variable Overhead Rate } & \$ 3,00 \text { per direct labour hour } \\\text { Budgeted Fixed Overhead } & \$ 84,800 \\\text { Total Actual Overhead Cost } & \$ 262,500 \\\text { Fixed Overhead Budget Variance } & \$ 7,200 \text { unfavourable } \\\text { Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance } & \$ 15,000 \text { unfavourable } \\\text { Actual Direct Labour Hours Worked } & 55,000 \text { direct labour hours } \\\text { Denominator Activity Level } & 53,000 \text { direct labour hours } \\\text { Standard Hours per Unit } & 2 \text { direct labour hours }\end{array}$

Required:

Answer each of the questions below and provide a summary of the overhead variances to explain the total over-applied or under-applied overhead. It may be helpful to prepare the variance analysis diagrams for both the variable and fixed overhead variances. Budgeted fixed overhead rate, actual fixed overhead, actual variable overhead, variable overhead spending variance, variable overhead applied, standard hours allowed, actual units produced, fixed overhead applied, fixed overhead volume variance, and the amount of over or under-applied overhead.

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Definitions:

Market Price

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in a competitive marketplace.

Variable Price

Pricing that changes based on factors such as demand, market conditions, or cost of production.

Separate Sales Forces

A strategy where a company divides its sales team into different groups, each focusing on selling specific products or serving particular market segments.

Decentralization

The distribution of administrative powers or functions across various levels within an organization, as opposed to having them concentrated at a single point.