Tiger Equipment Inc a manufacturer of construction equipment

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.

1

Variable costs:

2

Indirect factory wages

$30,240.00

3

Power and light

20,160.00

4

Indirect materials

16,800.00

5

Total variable cost

$67,200.00

6

Fixed costs:

7

Supervisory salaries

$20,000.00

8

Depreciation of plant and equipment

36,200.00

9

Insurance and property taxes

15,200.00

10

Total fixed cost

71,400.00

11

Total factory overhead cost

$138,600.00

During May, the department operated at 8,860 hours, and the factory overhead costs incurred were indirect factory wages, $32,400; power and light, $21,000; indirect materials, $18,250; supervisory salaries, $20,000; depreciation of plant and equipment, $36,200; and insurance and property taxes, $15,200.

Required:

Prepare a factory overhead cost variance report for May. To be useful for cost control, the budgeted amounts should be based on 8,860 hours. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number.

1	Variable costs:
2	Indirect factory wages	$30,240.00
3	Power and light	20,160.00
4	Indirect materials	16,800.00
5	Total variable cost		$67,200.00
6	Fixed costs:
7	Supervisory salaries	$20,000.00
8	Depreciation of plant and equipment	36,200.00
9	Insurance and property taxes	15,200.00
10	Total fixed cost		71,400.00
11	Total factory overhead cost		$138,600.00

Solution

Actual Flexible budget variance Flexible budget Volume variance Planning budget Hours 8860 Hours 8860 Hours 8400 Variable expense Indirect factory wages 32400 504 U 31896 1656 U 30240 Power and light 21000 264 F 21264 1104 U 20160 Indirect materials 18250 530 U 17720 920 U 16800 Total variable expense 71650 770 U 70880 3680 U 67200 Fixed expense Supervisors salary 20000 0 20000 0 20000 Depreciation of plant and equipment 36200 0 36200 0 36200 Insurance and property taxes 15200 0 15200 0 15200 Total fixed expense 71400 0 71400 0 71400