Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134128528
Author: Karen W. Braun, Wendy M. Tietz
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 11, Problem 11.12SE

Calculate and interpret overhead variances (Learning Objective 6)

Assume that the Janis Corporation’s manufacturing facility actually incurred $2,980,000 of manufacturing overhead for the year. Total fixed manufacturing overhead was budgeted at $3,010,000. Using a standard costing system, the company allocated $2,941,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead to production.

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  1. 1. Calculate the total fixed manufacturing overhead variance. What does this tell managers?
  2. 2. Determine the fixed overhead budget variance. What does this tell managers?
  3. 3. Determine the fixed overhead volume variance. What does this tell managers?
  4. 4. Doublecheck: Do the two variances (computed in Requirements 2 and 3) sum to the total overhead variance computed in Requirement 1?
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Chapter 11 Solutions

Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)

Ch. 11 - Compute the standard cost of direct materials...Ch. 11 - Compute the standard cost of direct labor...Ch. 11 - Explain a direct material variance (Learning...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.4SECh. 11 - Calculate direct material variances when the...Ch. 11 - Calculate direct labor variances (Learning...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.7SECh. 11 - Prob. 11.8SECh. 11 - Calculate fixed overhead variances (Learning...Ch. 11 - Calculate and interpret fixed overhead variances...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.11SECh. 11 - Calculate and interpret overhead variances...Ch. 11 - Record costing transactions (Learning Objective 7)...Ch. 11 - Record standard costing transactions (Learning...Ch. 11 - Identify ethical standards violated (Learning...Ch. 11 - Vocabulary (Learning Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)...Ch. 11 - Calculate standard cost and gross profit per unit...Ch. 11 - Calculate standard cost per unit (Learning...Ch. 11 - Calculate and explain direct material variances...Ch. 11 - Calculate missing direct material variables...Ch. 11 - Calculate and explain direct labor variances...Ch. 11 - Calculate and interpret direct material and direct...Ch. 11 - Calculate the material and labor variances...Ch. 11 - Record materials and labor transactions (Learning...Ch. 11 - Calculate the standard cost of a product before...Ch. 11 - Recognize advantages and disadvantages of standard...Ch. 11 - Compute and interpret overhead variances (Learning...Ch. 11 - Data Set for E11-28A through E11-32A Country...Ch. 11 - Data Set for E11-28A through E11-32A Country...Ch. 11 - Data Set for E11-28A through E11-32A Country...Ch. 11 - Make journal entries in a standard costing system...Ch. 11 - Prepare a standard cost income statement (Learning...Ch. 11 - Calculate standard cost and gross profit per unit...Ch. 11 - Calculate the standard cost per unit (Learning...Ch. 11 - Calculate and explain direct material variances...Ch. 11 - Calculate missing direct material variables...Ch. 11 - Calculate and explain direct labor variances...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.38BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.39BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.40BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.41BECh. 11 - Recognize advantages and disadvantages of standard...Ch. 11 - Calculate and interpret overhead variances...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.44BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.45BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.46BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.47BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.48BECh. 11 - Prob. 11.49APCh. 11 - Comprehensive standards and variances problem...Ch. 11 - Comprehensive standards and variances problem...Ch. 11 - Prob. 11.52APCh. 11 - Prob. 11.53APCh. 11 - Prob. 11.54BPCh. 11 - Comprehensive standards and variances problem...Ch. 11 - Comprehensive standards and variances problem...Ch. 11 - Work backward through labor variances (Learning...Ch. 11 - Determine all variances and make journal entries...Ch. 11 - Calculate labor variances in a hotel (Learning...
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