Question

Tiger Equipment Inc., a manufacturer of construction equipment, prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Welding Department for May of the current year. The company expected to operate the department at 100% of normal capacity of 8,400 hours.

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TIGER EQUIPMENT INC.

Factory Overhead Cost Budget-Welding Department

For the Month Ended May 31

1	Variable costs:
2	Indirect factory wages	$43,680.00
3	Power and light	24,360.00
4	Indirect materials	16,800.00
5	Total variable cost		$84,840.00
6	Fixed costs:
7	Supervisory salaries	$19,400.00
8	Depreciation of plant and equipment	35,800.00
9	Insurance and property taxes	16,200.00
10	Total fixed cost		71,400.00
11	Total factory overhead cost		$156,240.00

During May, the department operated at 8,840 standard hours. The factory overhead costs incurred were indirect factory wages, $46,528; power and light, $25,368; indirect materials, $18,300; supervisory salaries, $19,400; depreciation of plant and equipment, $35,800; and insurance and property taxes, $16,200.

	Required:
	Prepare a factory overhead cost variance report for May. To be useful for cost control, the budgeted amounts should be based on 8,840 hours. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Enter all variances as positive amounts.

Amount Descriptions Depreciation of plant and equipment Indirect factory wages Indirect materials Insurance and property taxes Net controllable variance-favorable Net controllable variance-unfavorable Power and light Supervisory salaries Total controllable variances Total factory overhead cost Total factory overhead cost variance-favorable Total factory overhead cost variance-unfavorable Total fixed factory overhead cost Total variable factory overhead cost Volume variance-favorable Volume variance-unfavorable

Prepare a factory overhead cost variance report for May. To be useful for cost control, the budgeted amounts should be based on 8,840 hours hours. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Enter all variances as positive amounts.

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Answer 1

Solution:

KL M Actual Favorable Variances 11 $268.00 12 Tiger Equiment Inc. Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report-Welding Department For the Month Ended May 31 Normal capacity for the month 8400 hrs. Actual production for the month 8840 hrs. Budget (At actual Unfavorable Particulars prodcution) variances Variable factory overhead costs: Indirect factory labor $46,528.00 $45,968.00 $560.00 Power and light $25,368.00 $25,636.00 Indirect materials $18,300.00 $17,680.00 $620.00 13 Total variable factory overhead cost $90,196.00 $89,284.00 14 Fixed factory overhead costs: 15 Supervisory salaries $19,400.00 $19,400.00 16 Depreciation of plant and equipment $35,800.00 $35,800.00 17 Insurance and property taxes $16,200.00 $16,200.00 18 8 Total fixed factory overhead cost $71,400.00 $71,400.00 Total factory overhead cost $161,596.00 $160,684.00 Total controllable variances $1,180.00 Net controllable variance-Unfavorable $912.00 Volume variance-favorable Indi 20 $268.00 23 $3,740.00 Excess hours used over normal at the standard rate for fixed factory overhead ($71400/8400*440) Total factory overhead cost variance-Favorable $2,828.00 25 26 3) Sheet390 (5) Sheet390 (6) Sheet667 Sheet230 (9) Sheet713 Sheet161 (6) Sheet722 SH