Question

Bluecap Co. uses a standard cost system and flexible budgets for control purposes. The following budgeted information pertains to 2019:

Denominator volume—number of units		8,000
Denominator volume—percent of capacity		80	%
Denominator volume—standard direct labor hours (DLHs)		24,000
Budgeted variable factory overhead cost at denominator volume	$	103,200
Total standard factory overhead rate per DLH	$	15.10

During 2019, Bluecap worked 28,000 DLHs and manufactured 9,600 units. The actual factory overhead cost for the year was $14,000 greater than the flexible budget amount for the units produced, of which $6,000 was due to fixed factory overhead. In preparing a budget for 2020 Bluecap decided to raise the level of operation to 90% of capacity (a level it considers to be "practical capacity"), to manufacture 9,000 units at a budgeted total of 27,000 DLHs.

The total overhead variance in 2019 for Bluecap Co., to the nearest whole dollar, was:

Multiple Choice

$14,000 unfavorable.

$15,040 favorable.

$17,280 favorable.

$37,840 favorable.

$37,840 unfavorable.

Answer 1

	Number of units	9600
	DLH per unit	3
	Budgeted direct labor hours	28800	(9600*3)
	Factory overhead rate per hour	15.1
	Total factory overheads budgeted	434880
	Fcatory overheads as per 8000 hours	362400	(8000*15.10)
	Variable factory overheads	103200
	Fixed factory overheads	259200
	Variable factory overheads per hour	4.3	(103200/24000)
	Variable overheads for 28800 hours	123840	(28800*4.3)
	Fixed overheads	259200
	Total overheads	383040
Add	Variance	14000
	Actual factory overheads	397040
	Total factory overheads budgeted	434880
	Total overheads variance	37840	Favorable