A company's budgeted variable overheads for a period amounted to $24,000. During this period, the company spent $23,760 on variable overheads. The company's level of production was expected to require 12,000 labor hours but the actual amount of labor hours used was only 10,800 hours. What was the variable overhead expenditure variance for the period?

A company's budgeted variable overheads for a period amounted to $24,000. During this period, the company spent $23,760 on variable overheads. The company's level of production was expected to require 12,000 labor hours but the actual amount of labor hours used was only 10,800 hours. What was the variable overhead expenditure variance for the period?

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