Question

Factory Overhead Cost Variances

The following data relate to factory overhead cost for the production of 5,000 computers:

Actual:	Variable factory overhead	$104,300
	Fixed factory overhead	28,000
Standard:	5,000 hrs. at $25	125,000

If productive capacity of 100% was 8,000 hours and the total factory overhead cost budgeted at the level of 5,000 standard hours was $135,500, determine the variable factory overhead controllable variance, fixed factory overhead volume variance, and total factory overhead cost variance. The fixed factory overhead rate was $3.5 per hour. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.

Variance	Amount	Favorable/Unfavorable
Variable factory overhead controllable variance	$
Fixed factory overhead volume variance
Total factory overhead cost variance	$

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