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A manufacturing company has a standard costing system based on standard direct labor-hours (DLHs) as the measure of activity. Data from the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead are given below:

 

Denominator level of activity 6,500 DLHs
Overhead costs at the denominator activity level:    
Variable overhead cost $ 35,750  
Fixed overhead cost $ 71,500  

 

The following data pertain to operations for the most recent period:

 

Actual hours 6,700

DLHs

Standard hours allowed for the actual output 6,370 DLHs
Actual total variable manufacturing overhead cost $ 39,000  
Actual total fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 70,560  

 

The fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance for the period is closest to:

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