he variable portion of Good Food Corporation's flexible budget for overhead is given below: Machine hours Overhead                     Rate per hr.                  10,000              18,000              24,000 Utilities                         P1.40                            P14,000            P25,000            P33,600 Supplies                        0.20                             2,000                3,600                4,800 Maintenance                1.20                             12,000              21,600              28,800 Miscellaneous               0.80                             8,000                14,400              19,200   Last month, the company worked for 16,000 machine hours and incurred the following costs Utilities                         P 21,000 Supplies                        3,500 Maintenance                19,700 Miscellaneous               12,400   Requirements: Compute the variable overhead spending variance. Compute the variable overhead efficiency variance

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The variable portion of Good Food Corporation's flexible budget for overhead is given below:

Machine hours

Overhead                     Rate per hr.                  10,000              18,000              24,000

Utilities                         P1.40                            P14,000            P25,000            P33,600

Supplies                        0.20                             2,000                3,600                4,800

Maintenance                1.20                             12,000              21,600              28,800

Miscellaneous               0.80                             8,000                14,400              19,200

 

Last month, the company worked for 16,000 machine hours and incurred the following costs

Utilities                         P 21,000

Supplies                        3,500

Maintenance                19,700

Miscellaneous               12,400

 

Requirements:

  1. Compute the variable overhead spending variance.
  2. Compute the variable overhead efficiency variance.
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