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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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Landreth Fencing considers 3,000 direct labor hours or 50 fences to be its normal monthly capacity. Its standard variable overhead rate is $12 per direct labor hour. During the current month, $29,800 of variable overhead costs were incurred in working 2,950 direct labor hours to complete 45 fences.

What is the total variable overhead flexible budget variance?

Select one:

a. $2,600 F

b. $6,800 F

c. $5,000 U

d. $8,600 U

e. None of the above

Definition Definition Measure used to estimate the difference between the budgeted and annual proportion for a specific accounting year. A favorable budget variance refers to positive variances or gains, while unfavorable or negative variances refer to a shortfall in the budget. A budget variance is indicative of the instances where the actual costs incurred are higher or lower than the estimated costs.

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