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Question

Hettinger Hospital bases its budgets on patient-visits. The hospital's static budget for March appears below: Budgeted number of patient-visits 9,400 Budgeted variable costs: Supplies (@ $9.50 per patient-visit) $ 89,300 Laundry (@ $9.20 per patient-visit) 86,480 Total variable cost 175,780 Budgeted fixed costs: Wages and salaries 99,740 Occupancy costs 107,740 Total fixed cost 207,480 Total cost $383,260 The total variable cost at the activity level of 9,500 patient-visits per month should be: $175,780 $209,810 $177,650 $207,480

In July the company produced 4,700 units using 10,280 pounds of the direct material and 2,260 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 10,850 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $76,730. The actual direct labor cost was $38,238 and the actual variable overhead cost was $11,939.

The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.

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$640 U

$780 F

$6,160 U

$640 F

Epley Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs:

Explanation / Answer

Question 1:

The Variable Cost at the activity level of 9500 units = 175780/9400*9500 = $ 177650.

Question 2:

The Direct material Qty Varience = ( Standard Qty for actual output - actual qty consumed) * standard price = [(4700*2)- ( 10280)]* 7 = $ 6160 U.