Cheerios is a brand of cereal manufactured by General Mills in the United States, consisting of pulverized oats. General Mills' management has established the following standards: Direct materials: 2.5 ounces at $20 per ounce Direct labor: 1.4 hours at $12.50 per hour Variable manufacturing overhead: 1.4 hours at 3.50 per hour Variable manufacturing overhead is applied on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The following data are available for October: • 3,750 units of compound were produced during the month. •There was no beginning direct materials inventory. •Direct materials purchased: 12,000 ounces for $225,000. • The ending direct materials inventory was 2,000 ounces. •Direct labor-hours worked: 5,600 hours at a cost of $67,200. •Variable manufacturing overhead costs incurred amounted to $18,200. •Variable manufacturing overhead applied to products: $18,375.   The variable overhead rate variance for October is: Variable Manufacturing Overhead rate variance = (AR – SR) * AH AR = actual variable manufacturing overhead rate SR= standard variable manufacturing overhead rate AH = actual hours worked   Variable Manufacturing Overhead Efficiency Variance = (AH - SH) * SR AH = actual hours worked SH = standard hours for the actual level of production SR = standard variable manufacturing overhead rate   A) $1,900 Unfavorable B) $1,400 Favorable C) $3,750 Favorable D) $4,375 Unfavorable

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Cheerios is a brand of cereal manufactured by General Mills in the United States, consisting of pulverized oats. General Mills' management has established the following standards:

Direct materials: 2.5 ounces at $20 per ounce
Direct labor: 1.4 hours at $12.50 per hour Variable manufacturing overhead: 1.4 hours at 3.50 per hour
Variable manufacturing overhead is applied on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. The following data are available for October:
• 3,750 units of compound were produced during the month.
•There was no beginning direct materials inventory.
•Direct materials purchased: 12,000 ounces for $225,000.
• The ending direct materials inventory was 2,000 ounces.
•Direct labor-hours worked: 5,600 hours at a cost of $67,200.
•Variable manufacturing overhead costs incurred amounted to $18,200.
•Variable manufacturing overhead applied to products: $18,375.
 
The variable overhead rate variance for October is: Variable Manufacturing Overhead rate variance = (AR – SR) * AH
AR = actual variable manufacturing overhead rate
SR= standard variable manufacturing overhead rate
AH = actual hours worked
 
Variable Manufacturing Overhead Efficiency Variance = (AH - SH) * SR
AH = actual hours worked
SH = standard hours for the actual level of production
SR = standard variable manufacturing overhead rate
 
A) $1,900 Unfavorable
B) $1,400 Favorable
C) $3,750 Favorable
D) $4,375 Unfavorable
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