Principles of Cost Accounting
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ISBN: 9781305087408
Author: Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 16P
(Appendix)
Mobile Manufacturing Inc. manufactures a small electric motor that is a replacement part for the more popular gas furnaces. The
Factory overhead rates are based on normal 100% capacity and the following flexible budgets:
The company produced 3,500 units, using 18,375 direct labor hours and incurring the following overhead costs:
Required:
- 1. Calculate the factory overhead: variable-spending, variable-efficiency, fixed-spending, and production-volume variances.
- 2. Does the net variance represent under- or overapplied factory overhead?
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Principles of Cost Accounting
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