A firm uses machine hours to allocate overhead cost. During the period, budgeted variable overhead is Rs. 10000 and budgeted machine hours is 100 hours for budgeted volume of 1000 units. The firm produced 1200 units consuming 150 hours and spent Rs. 15000 towards variable overhead. The total variable overhead cost variance is Rs. 3000 favorable Rs. 5000 favorable Rs. 5000 adverse Rs. 3000 adverse
A firm uses machine hours to allocate overhead cost. During the period, budgeted variable overhead is Rs. 10000 and budgeted machine hours is 100 hours for budgeted volume of 1000 units. The firm produced 1200 units consuming 150 hours and spent Rs. 15000 towards variable overhead. The total variable overhead cost variance is Rs. 3000 favorable Rs. 5000 favorable Rs. 5000 adverse Rs. 3000 adverse
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![A firm uses machine hours to allocate overhead cost. During the period, budgeted variable overhead is Rs.
10000 and budgeted machine hours is 100 hours for budgeted volume of 1000 units. The firm produced 1200
units consuming 150 hours and spent Rs. 15000 towards variable overhead. The total variable overhead cost
variance is
Rs. 3000 favorable
Rs. 5000 favorable
Rs. 5000 adverse
Rs. 3000 adverse
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Transcribed Image Text:A firm uses machine hours to allocate overhead cost. During the period, budgeted variable overhead is Rs.
10000 and budgeted machine hours is 100 hours for budgeted volume of 1000 units. The firm produced 1200
units consuming 150 hours and spent Rs. 15000 towards variable overhead. The total variable overhead cost
variance is
Rs. 3000 favorable
Rs. 5000 favorable
Rs. 5000 adverse
Rs. 3000 adverse
O O
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