YORK UNIVERSITY - Atkinson School of Administrative Studies
ADMS3510 – Midterm Exam #1– February 8, 2015 VERSION A Sign in # __________
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3510 M – Monday; 7 to 10pm; Robert Umana
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The Pie Commission has two direct cost categories: direct materials and direct manufacturing labour. Variable manufacturing overhead is allocated to products on the basis of standard direct manufacturing labour-hours (DMLH). Pies are baked in batches of 80. Following are some pertinent data for The Pie Commission Company:
Direct manufacturing labour use 2.56 DMLH per batch Marketing expense for the year $72,380 Variable manufacturing overhead $4.39 per DMLH
The Pie Commission recorded the following additional data for the year ended September 30, 2014: Planned (budgeted) output 2,975,000 pies Actual production 2,438,063 pies Direct manufacturing labour 69,500 DMLH Actual variable MOH $450,500
Required
a) What is the denominator level used for allocating variable manufacturing overhead? (That is, for how many direct manufacturing labour-hours is The Pie Commission budgeting?) (3 marks)
b) Prepare a variance analysis of variable manufacturing overhead. Show all your detailed work. Round to 3 decimal places. (16 marks)
c) Discuss the variances you have calculated and give possible explanations for them. (6 marks)
Solution
a) Denominator level = (planned budgeted output/# of pies baked per batch) x DML use per batch
=[(2,975,000/80) x 2.56) = 95,200 hours
b) Flexible
Actual Budget
Results Amounts
a) Output units (pies) 2,438,063 2,438,063
b) Direct manufacturing labour-hours 69,500 78,018(****)
c) Labour-hours per output unit (b/a) 0.029 0.032
d) Variable manuf. Overhead (MOH) costs $450,500 $342,499(ii)
e) Variable MOH per labour-hour (d/b) $6.482 $4.39
f) Variable MOH per output unit (d/a) $0.185 $0.140
**** -> [(2,438,063/80) x 2.56] = 78,018 hours
(ii) -> $4.39 x 78,018 = $342,499 Flexible Budget: Allocated:
Actual Costs Budgeted Input Qty.
