Compute the total variable and total fixed overhead variance

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Problem - Sedona Company set the following standards cost for one unit of its product for 2015.

Direct material (20 lbs. @ $3.70 per lb.) - $74.00

Direct labor (10 hrs. @ $8.80 per hr.) - 88.00

Factory variable overhead (10 hrs. @ $4.20 per hr.) - 42.00

Factory fixed overhead (10 hrs. @ $2.30 per hr.)                - 23.00

Standard cost - $227.00

The $6.50 ($4.20 + $2.30) total overhead rate per direct labor hour is based on an expected operating level equal to 70% of the factory's capacity of 62,000 units per month. The following monthly flexible budget information is also available.

Flexible Budget

Operating Levels (% of capacity)

65%

70%

75%

Budgeted output

40,300

43,400

46,500

Budgeted labor (standard hours)

403,000

434,000

465,000

Budgeted overhead (dollars)

 

 

 

Variable overhead

$1,692,600

$1,822,800

$1,953,000

Fixed overhead

998,200

998,200

998,200

Total overhead

$2,690,800

$2,821,000

$2,951,200

During the current month, the company operated at 65% of capacity, employees worked 389,000 hours, nd the following actual overhead costs were incurred.

Variable overhead costs - $ 1,650,000

Fixed overhead costs - 1,048,000

Total overhead costs - $2,698,000

Required -

(1) Compute the predetermined overhead application rate per hour for variable overhead, fixed overhead, and total overhead at 70% of capacity.

(2) Compute the total variable and total fixed overhead variances.

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