Compute the overhead controllable variance


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Please calculate the Overhead Controllable Variance and the Overhead Volume Variance from the following information.

Dinkel Manufacturing Corporation accumulates the following data relative to jobs started and finished during the month of June 2012.

Costs and Production Data

Actual

Standard

Raw materials unit cost

$2.25

$2.00

Raw materials units used

10,600

10,000

Direct labor payroll

$122,400

$120,000

Direct labor hours worked

14,400

15,000

Manufacturing overhead incurred

$184,500

 

Manufacturing overhead applied

 

$189,000

Machine hours expected to be used at normal capacity

 

42,500

Budgeted fixed overhead for June

 

$51,000

Variable overhead rate per hour

 

$3.00

Fixed overhead rate per hour

 

$1.20

Overhead is applied on the basis of standard machine hours. Three hours of machine time are required for each direct labor hour. The jobs were sold for $400,000. Selling and administrative expenses were $40,000. Assume that the amount of raw materials purchased equaled the amount used.

Compute the overhead controllable variance and the overhead volume variance. PLEASE SHOW YOUR WORK.

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