Reference no: EM13918065
Natural Enzymes produces a chemical used in diary products. Its accounting system uses standard costs:
The standards per half gallon can of chemical call for 0.65 gallons of material 1.5 hours of labor.
0.65 gallons of material are needed to produce a 0.5 gallon can of produ.
The standard cost per gallon of material is $5.25.
The standard cost per hour for labor is $11.75.
Overhead is applied at the rate of $8.90 per can.
Expected production is 19,000 cans with fixed overhead per year of $34,000.
Variable overhead of $6.95 per unit (a half gallon can).
During 2015:
18,000 cans were produced.
14,000 gallons of material were purchased at a cost of $87,750.
143,500 gallons of material were used in production.
The cost of direct labor incurred in 2015 was $460,000 based on an average actual wage rate of $11.25 per hour.
Actual overhead for 2015 was $170,000.
Calculate the overhead variances and indicate if each is favorable or unfavorable.
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