DRS Company showed the following information for the year: Standard variable overhead rate (SVOR) per direct labor hour Standard hours (SH) allowed per unit Actual production in units Actual variable overhead costs Actual direct labor hours RM3.75 4 15,000 RM222,816 57,200 a) Calculate the standard direct labor hours for actual production. b) Calculate the applied variable overhead. c) Calculate the total variable overhead variance.
DRS Company showed the following information for the year: Standard variable overhead rate (SVOR) per direct labor hour Standard hours (SH) allowed per unit Actual production in units Actual variable overhead costs Actual direct labor hours RM3.75 4 15,000 RM222,816 57,200 a) Calculate the standard direct labor hours for actual production. b) Calculate the applied variable overhead. c) Calculate the total variable overhead variance.
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DRS Company showed the following information for the year:
Standard variable overhead rate (SVOR) per direct labor hour
Standard hours (SH) allowed per unit
Actual production in units
Actual variable overhead costs
| Actual direct labor hours
RM3.75
4
15,000
RM222,816
57,200
a) Calculate the standard direct labor hours for actual production.
b) Calculate the applied variable overhead.
c) Calculate the total variable overhead variance.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1c826206-9bfb-4235-8cd3-ad5d75d7ab81%2F924d7d85-846b-4ab8-aa8a-2089fef8e59d%2Fnqq5d9a_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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DRS Company showed the following information for the year:
Standard variable overhead rate (SVOR) per direct labor hour
Standard hours (SH) allowed per unit
Actual production in units
Actual variable overhead costs
| Actual direct labor hours
RM3.75
4
15,000
RM222,816
57,200
a) Calculate the standard direct labor hours for actual production.
b) Calculate the applied variable overhead.
c) Calculate the total variable overhead variance.
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