Reference no: EM132516552

The condensed form of Nordstrop Company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead follows:

                                                  Cost                                  Machine-Hours        Formula          Overhead

Costs(per machine-hour)       5,500                               6,500            7,500

Variable cost$                          1.75                            $9,625         $11,375                   $13,125

Fixed cost                           15,400                         15,400            15,400

Total overhead cost             $25,025                         $26,775             $28,525

The following information is available for a recent period:

1. The denominator activity of 5,500 machine-hours was chosen to compute the predetermined overhead rate.
2. At the 5,500 standard machine-hours level of activity, the company should produce 1,100 units of product.

The company's actual operating results were as follows:

Number of units produced 1,400

Actual machine-hours 6,700

Actual variable overhead costs$10,586

Actual fixed overhead costs$19,000

Required:

Question 1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate and break it down into variable and fixed cost elements. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Question 2. What were the standard hours allowed for the year's actual output? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

Question 3. Compute the variable overhead spending and efficiency variances and the fixed overhead budget and volume variances. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to 2 decimal places. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favourable, "U" for unfavourable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)