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Labour rate variance $
28,500 hours of labour should cost (× $6)
171,000
They did cost 182,400
Labour rate variance 11,400 (A)
Labour efficiency variances hours
9,000 units of product should take (× 3 hours)
27,000
They did use 28,500
Efficiency variance in hours 1,500 (A)
Standard cost per hour $6
Labour efficiency variance in $ $9,000 (A)
Variable overhead expenditure variance $
28,500 hours should cost (× $4)
114,000
They did cost 104,000
Labour rate variance 10,000 (F)
Variable overhead efficiency variance:
Efficiency variance in hours (see above): 1,500 hours (A)
Efficiency variance = 1,500 hours (A) × $4 per hour = $6,000 (A).
Fixed overhead expenditure variance $
Budgeted fixed overheads (10,000 units × $24)
240,000
Actual fixed overheads 232,000
Fixed overhead expenditure variance 8,000 (F)
Fixed overhead efficiency variance:
Efficiency variance in hours (see above): 1,500 hours (A)
Efficiency variance = 1,500 hours (A) × $8 per hour = $12,000 (A).
Fixed overhead capacity variance hours
Budgeted hours of work (10,000 units × 3 hours)
30,000
Actual hours of work 28,500
Capacity variance in hours 1,500 (A)
Standard fixed overhead cost per hour $8
Fixed overhead capacity variance in $ $12,000 (A)