14 (CONTINUED) ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO THE BUDGET VARIANCE

Exercise 11-14 (continued)

Alternative approach to the budget variance:

Budget = Actual fixed - Budgeted fixed

variance overhead cost overhead cost

= $302,400 - $300,000

= $2,400 U

Alternative approach to the volume variance:

⎛ ⎞⎟

Fixed portion of Standard

⎜ ⎟

Volume = the predetermined Denominator - hours

Variance overhead rate hours allowed

⎜⎝ ⎠

= $5 per hour (60,000 hours - 63,000 hours)

= $15,000 F

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