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Fixed Overheads

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › Fixed Overheads

  • This topic has 7 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 4 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • September 30, 2020 at 7:24 pm #587078
    yusra97
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    Fixed Overheads were absorbed last month using a rate of $5.00 per labour hour. Budgeted Labour hours were 22000 and actual labour hours were 24000. The fixed OH expenditure variance was $6000 adverse.
    What was the actual cost of fixed OH for the month?
    Sir the correct answer is 116000

    My working was Fixed OH expenditure= [Actual Rate-Standard rate] x actual hours worked
    So answer is coming as $126000.
    6000=[x-5]x24000

    September 30, 2020 at 7:34 pm #587080
    yusra97
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    Where do i lack in question 1 above? I have watched your free lectures sir

    October 1, 2020 at 9:36 am #587103
    John Moffat
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    I suggest that you watch the lecture again because your ‘formula’ for the fixed overhead expenditure variance is wrong and is not what I show in my lecture.

    The budgeted overheads were 22,000 x $5 – $110,000.

    Therefore the actual fixed overheads are 110,000 + 6,000 = $116,000

    October 1, 2020 at 10:52 am #587121
    yusra97
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    Sir but you told that expenditure variance is based on hours?

    October 1, 2020 at 10:59 am #587123
    yusra97
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    Expenditure variance formula is Actual expenditure – Budgeted expenditure?
    Right? Sometimes there is oar and sometimes not. I get confuse. The lecture i saw of yours you didnt use oar in it

    October 1, 2020 at 10:59 am #587124
    yusra97
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    Fixed OH expenditure variance*

    October 1, 2020 at 11:03 am #587125
    yusra97
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    One more problem! Sir i remember you said expenditure is dependant on the labour hours worked something like that. Can you tell me again?

    October 1, 2020 at 4:04 pm #587145
    John Moffat
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    The expenditure variance for fixed overheads is always the difference between the actual total and the budget total (whether it is marginal or absorption costing).

    You are confusing it with the volume variance (which is only relevant if it is absorption costing). If the question required the volume variance to be analysed into the capacity and efficiency variances, then (and only then) the labour hours would be relevant.

    Again, I do suggest that you watch the lecture again. You cannot expect me to type out the lecture here 🙂

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