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Zacher Corporation makes a product with the following standards for direct labor

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Question

Zacher Corporation makes a product with the following standards for direct labor and variable overhead:


In February, the company's budgeted production was 4,400 units, but the actual production was 4,650 units. The company used 1,230 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The actual variable overhead cost was $13,131. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours.

The variable overhead efficiency variance for February is:

a. $1,690 F

b. $1,650 F

c. $1,690 U

d. $1,650 U

Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost Per Unit Direct labor 0.3 hours $24.00 per hour $7.20 Variable overhead 0.3 hours $10.00 per hour $3.00

Explanation / Answer

Answer is Option b. $ 1,650 F VOH efficiency variance AH (a) SH (b) Variance (c=b-a) SR (d) Total variance (e=c*d) F/U VOH efficiency variance = (AH-SH)*SR AH = Actual hours = 1,230 SH = Standard Hours = 4,650 Units * 0.3 Hours = 1,395 SR = Standard Rate per hour = $ 10 F= Favourable U = Unfavourable VOH efficiency variance AH (a) SH (b) Variance (c=b-a) Price (d) Total variance (e=c*d) F/U                   1,230              1,395                           165                 10                                   1,650 F