Asked by Akeim Potter on Apr 25, 2024

Dews Corporation manufactures one product. It does not maintain any beginning or ending Work in Process inventories. The company uses a standard cost system in which inventories are recorded at their standard costs and any variances are closed directly to Cost of Goods Sold. There is no variable manufacturing overhead. The fixed manufacturing overhead standards for the company's only product specify 0.90 hours per unit at $20.50 per hour. The standard fixed manufacturing overhead rate was based on budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead of $369,000 and budgeted activity of 18,000 hours. During the year, 14,100 units were started and completed. Actual fixed overhead costs for the year were $386,200.Assume that all transactions are recorded on a worksheet as shown in the text. On the left-hand side of the equals sign in the worksheet are columns for Cash, Raw Materials, Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Property, Plant, and Equipment (net) . All of the variance columns are on the right-hand-side of the equals sign along with the column for Retained Earnings.When the fixed manufacturing overhead cost is recorded, which of the following entries will be made?

A) $108,855 in the Fixed overhead Volume Variance column
B) ($108,855) in the Fixed overhead Budget Variance column
C) $108,855 in the Fixed overhead Budget Variance column
D) ($108,855) in the Fixed overhead Volume Variance column

Fixed Overhead Volume Variance

The difference between the budgeted and actual volume of production, multiplied by the fixed overhead rate, indicating how fixed costs are allocated over different levels of output.

Fixed Overhead Budget Variance

This term refers to the difference between the budgeted fixed overhead costs and the actual fixed overhead costs incurred.

Standard Fixed Manufacturing Overhead Rate

The predetermined rate used to apply fixed manufacturing overhead to products, based on an estimate of total fixed manufacturing costs and an allocation basis.

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