Textbook Problem

Shumaker Company manufactures a line of high-top basketball shoes. At the beginning of the year, the following plans for production and costs were revealed:

During the year, a total of 50,000 units were produced and sold. The following actual costs were incurred:

There were no beginning or ending inventories of raw materials. In producing the 50,000 units 63,000 hours were worked, 5% more hours than the standard allowed for the actual output. Overhead costs are applied to production using direct labor hours.

Required:

1. 1. Using a flexible budget, prepare a performance report comparing expected costs for the actual production with actual costs.
2. 2. Determine the following: (a) Fixed overhead spending and volume variances and (b) Variable overhead spending and efficiency variances.