Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
Velshi Printers

question 91

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
Velshi Printers has contracts to complete weekly supplements required by forty-six customers. For the year 2015, manufacturing overhead cost estimates total $840,000 for an annual production capacity of 12 million pages.
For 2015 Velshi Printers has decided to evaluate the use of additional cost pools. After analyzing manufacturing overhead costs, it was determined that number of design changes, setups, and inspections are the primary manufacturing overhead cost drivers. The following information was gathered during the analysis:
$$\begin{array} { l r r } \text { Cost pool } & \text { Manufacturing overhead costs } & \text { Activity level } \\\text { Design changes } & \$ 120,000 & 300 \text { design changes } \\\text { Setups } & 640,000 & 5,000 \text { setups } \\\text { Inspections } & 80,000 & 8,000 \text { inspections } \\\text { Total manufacturing overhead costs } & \$ 840,000 &\end{array}$$ During 2015, two customers, Money Managers and Hospital Systems, are expected to use the following printing services:
$$\begin{array} { l r r } \text { Activity } & \text { Money Managers } & \text { Hospital Systems } \\\text { Pages } & 60,000 & 76,000 \\\text { Design changes } & 10 & 0 \\\text { Setups } & 20 & 10 \\\text { Inspections } & 30 & 38\end{array}$$
-What is the cost driver rate if manufacturing overhead costs are considered one large cost pool and are assigned based on 12 million pages of production capacity?

• A) $0.10 per page
• B) $0.07 per page
• C) $0.70 per page
• D) $0.05 per page

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Definitions:

Labor Rate Variance

The difference between the actual cost of labor and the expected (or standard) cost, used to assess efficiency and control payroll costs.

Labor Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual labor hours used and the expected (standard) labor hours for the level of production, multiplied by the standard labor rate.

Direct Materials

The raw materials that can be directly attributed to the production of a product and are a part of the finished product.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the expected (standard) cost based on the actual level of activity.