Question

Based on a predicted level of production and sales of 15,000 units, a company anticipates total variable costs of $48,000, fixed costs of $21,000, and operating income of $81,600. Based on this information, the budgeted amount of operating income for 12,000 units would be:

Multiple Choice

$61,080.

$82,080.

$13,080.

$38,400.

$120,480.

Fletcher Company collected the following data regarding production of one of its products. Compute the variable overhead spending variance.

Direct labor standard (3.00 hrs. @ $18.20/hr.)	$	54.60		per finished unit
Actual direct labor hours		86,900		hrs.
Budgeted units		29,500		units
Actual finished units produced		28,500		units
Standard variable OH rate (2.50 hrs. @ $12.80/hr.)	$	32.00		per finished unit
Standard fixed OH rate ($236,000/29,500 units)	$	8.00		per unit
Actual cost of variable overhead costs incurred	$	910,400
Actual cost of fixed overhead costs incurred	$	237,400

Multiple Choice

$201,920 favorable.

$2,500 favorable.

$2,500 unfavorable.

$200,320 unfavorable.

$200,320 favorable.

Answer 1

Sales = Variable costs + Fixed costs + Operating income

= $48,000 + $21,000 + $81,600

= $150,600

Selling price per unit = $150,600 / 15,000 units

= $10.04

Variable costs per unit = $48,000 / 15,000 units

= $3.2

Operating income = Sales - Variable costs - Fixed costs

= (12,000 * $10.04) - (12,000 * $3.2) - $21,000

= $120,480 - $38,400 - $21,000

= $61,080

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Variable overhead spending variance = Actual overhead - (Actual hours * Standard variable overhead rate)

= $910,400 - (86,900 * $12.8)

= $910,400 - $1,112,320

= $201,920