Tannin Products Inc. prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Trim Department for July of the current year, during which it expected to use 10,000 hours for production: Variable overhead cost:         Indirect factory labor $24,000       Power and light 7,700       Indirect materials 11,000         Total variable overhead cost   $ 42,700 Fixed overhead cost:         Supervisory salaries $46,280       Depreciation of plant and equipment 12,180       Insurance and property taxes 22,740         Total fixed overhead cost   81,200 Total factory overhead cost   $123,900 Tannin has available 14,000 hours of monthly productive capacity in the Trim Department under normal business conditions. During July, the Trim Department actually used 9,000 hours for production. The actual fixed costs were as budgeted. The actual variable overhead for July was as follows: Actual variable factory overhead cost:   Indirect factory labor $21,060 Power and light 6,810 Indirect materials 10,400 Total variable cost $38,270 Construct a factory overhead cost variance report for the Trim Department for July. 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. Round your interim computations to the nearest cent, if required.

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Tannin Products Inc. prepared the following factory overhead cost budget for the Trim Department for July of the current year, during which it expected to use 10,000 hours for production:

Variable overhead cost:    
    Indirect factory labor $24,000  
    Power and light 7,700  
    Indirect materials 11,000  
      Total variable overhead cost   $ 42,700
Fixed overhead cost:    
    Supervisory salaries $46,280  
    Depreciation of plant and equipment 12,180  
    Insurance and property taxes 22,740  
      Total fixed overhead cost   81,200
Total factory overhead cost   $123,900

Tannin has available 14,000 hours of monthly productive capacity in the Trim Department under normal business conditions. During July, the Trim Department actually used 9,000 hours for production. The actual fixed costs were as budgeted. The actual variable overhead for July was as follows:

Actual variable factory overhead cost:  
Indirect factory labor $21,060
Power and light 6,810
Indirect materials 10,400
Total variable cost $38,270

Construct a factory overhead cost variance report for the Trim Department for July. 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. Round your interim computations to the nearest cent, if required.

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