Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report 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. Variable costs: Indirect factory wages $30,240 Power and light 20,160 Indirect materials 16,800 Total variable cost $67,200 Fixed costs: Supervisory salaries $20,000 Depreciation of plant and equipment 36,200 Insurance and property taxes 15,200 Total fixed cost 71,400 Total factory overhead cost $138,600 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. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Tiger Equipment Inc.Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report-Welding DepartmentFor the Month Ended May 31 Normal capacity for the month 8,400 hrs. Actual production for the month 8,860 hrs. Actual Cost Budget (at Actual Production) Unfavorable Variances Favorable Variances Variable factory overhead costs: Indirect factory wages $fill in the blank 1 $fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3 $fill in the blank 4 Power and light fill in the blank 5 fill in the blank 6 fill in the blank 7 fill in the blank 8 Indirect materials fill in the blank 9 fill in the blank 10 fill in the blank 11 fill in the blank 12 Total variable cost $fill in the blank 13 $fill in the blank 14 Fixed factory overhead costs: Supervisory salaries $fill in the blank 15 $fill in the blank 16 Depreciation of plant and equipment fill in the blank 17 fill in the blank 18 Insurance and property taxes fill in the blank 19 fill in the blank 20 Total fixed cost $fill in the blank 21 $fill in the blank 22 Total factory overhead cost $fill in the blank 23 $fill in the blank 24 Total controllable variances $fill in the blank 25 $fill in the blank 26 $Net controllable variance-unfavorable Volume variance—favorable: Excess hours used over normal at the standard rate for fixed factory overhead fill in the blank 29 $Total factory overhead cost variance-favorable

Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report 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. Variable costs: Indirect factory wages $30,240 Power and light 20,160 Indirect materials 16,800 Total variable cost $67,200 Fixed costs: Supervisory salaries $20,000 Depreciation of plant and equipment 36,200 Insurance and property taxes 15,200 Total fixed cost 71,400 Total factory overhead cost $138,600 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. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Tiger Equipment Inc.Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report-Welding DepartmentFor the Month Ended May 31 Normal capacity for the month 8,400 hrs. Actual production for the month 8,860 hrs. Actual Cost Budget (at Actual Production) Unfavorable Variances Favorable Variances Variable factory overhead costs: Indirect factory wages $fill in the blank 1 $fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3 $fill in the blank 4 Power and light fill in the blank 5 fill in the blank 6 fill in the blank 7 fill in the blank 8 Indirect materials fill in the blank 9 fill in the blank 10 fill in the blank 11 fill in the blank 12 Total variable cost $fill in the blank 13 $fill in the blank 14 Fixed factory overhead costs: Supervisory salaries $fill in the blank 15 $fill in the blank 16 Depreciation of plant and equipment fill in the blank 17 fill in the blank 18 Insurance and property taxes fill in the blank 19 fill in the blank 20 Total fixed cost $fill in the blank 21 $fill in the blank 22 Total factory overhead cost $fill in the blank 23 $fill in the blank 24 Total controllable variances $fill in the blank 25 $fill in the blank 26 $Net controllable variance-unfavorable Volume variance—favorable: Excess hours used over normal at the standard rate for fixed factory overhead fill in the blank 29 $Total factory overhead cost variance-favorable

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Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report

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.

Variable costs:
Indirect factory wages	$30,240
Power and light	20,160
Indirect materials	16,800
Total variable cost		$67,200
Fixed costs:
Supervisory salaries	$20,000
Depreciation of plant and equipment	36,200
Insurance and property taxes	15,200
Total fixed cost		71,400
Total factory overhead cost		$138,600

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.

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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. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

Tiger Equipment Inc.Factory Overhead Cost Variance Report-Welding DepartmentFor the Month Ended May 31

Normal capacity for the month 8,400 hrs.
Actual production for the month 8,860 hrs.
	Actual Cost	Budget (at Actual Production)	Unfavorable Variances	Favorable Variances
Variable factory overhead costs:
Indirect factory wages	$fill in the blank 1	$fill in the blank 2	$fill in the blank 3	$fill in the blank 4
Power and light	fill in the blank 5	fill in the blank 6	fill in the blank 7	fill in the blank 8
Indirect materials	fill in the blank 9	fill in the blank 10	fill in the blank 11	fill in the blank 12
Total variable cost	$fill in the blank 13	$fill in the blank 14
Fixed factory overhead costs:
Supervisory salaries	$fill in the blank 15	$fill in the blank 16
Depreciation of plant and equipment	fill in the blank 17	fill in the blank 18
Insurance and property taxes	fill in the blank 19	fill in the blank 20
Total fixed cost	$fill in the blank 21	$fill in the blank 22
Total factory overhead cost	$fill in the blank 23	$fill in the blank 24
Total controllable variances			$fill in the blank 25	$fill in the blank 26
			$Net controllable variance-unfavorable
Volume variance—favorable:
Excess hours used over normal at the standard rate for fixed factory overhead			fill in the blank 29
			$Total factory overhead cost variance-favorable

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