Manuel Company predicts it will operate at 80% of its productive capacity. Its overhead allocation base is DLH and its standard amount per allocation base is 0.5 DLH per unit. The company reports the following for this period. Production (in units) Overhead Variable overhead Fixed overhead Total overhead Flexible Budget at 80% Capacity 52,000 $ 286,000 52,000 $ 338,000 Actual Results 47,200 $ 331,400 Exercise 21-18 (Algo) Volume and controllable variances LO P4 1) Compute the overhead volume variance. Indicate variance as favorable or unfavorable. 2) Compute the overhead controllable variance. Indicate variance as favorable or unfavorable.

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Manuel Company predicts it will operate at 80% of its productive capacity. Its overhead allocation base is DLH and its
standard amount per allocation base is 0.5 DLH per unit. The company reports the following for this period.
Production (in units)
Overhead
Variable overhead
Fixed overhead
Flexible Budget at
80% Capacity
52,000
$ 286,000
52,000
Actual
Results
47,200
Total overhead
$ 338,000
$ 331,400
Exercise 21-18 (Algo) Volume and controllable variances LO P4
(1) Compute the overhead volume variance. Indicate variance as favorable or unfavorable.
(2) Compute the overhead controllable variance. Indicate variance as favorable or unfavorable.
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required 1
Required 2
Compute the overhead volume variance. Indicate variance as favorable or unfavorable. (Indicate the effect of the variance by
selecting favorable, unfavorable, or no variance.)
Volume variance
Volume Variance
Transcribed Image Text:Manuel Company predicts it will operate at 80% of its productive capacity. Its overhead allocation base is DLH and its standard amount per allocation base is 0.5 DLH per unit. The company reports the following for this period. Production (in units) Overhead Variable overhead Fixed overhead Flexible Budget at 80% Capacity 52,000 $ 286,000 52,000 Actual Results 47,200 Total overhead $ 338,000 $ 331,400 Exercise 21-18 (Algo) Volume and controllable variances LO P4 (1) Compute the overhead volume variance. Indicate variance as favorable or unfavorable. (2) Compute the overhead controllable variance. Indicate variance as favorable or unfavorable. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Compute the overhead volume variance. Indicate variance as favorable or unfavorable. (Indicate the effect of the variance by selecting favorable, unfavorable, or no variance.) Volume variance Volume Variance
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