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Transcribed Image Text:The manager of the Texas Department of
Transportation has determined that it typically
takes 30 minutes for the department's employees
to register a new car. In Bexar County, the
predetermined fixed overhead rate was computed
on an estimated 16,000 direct labor hours per
month and is $9 per direct labor hour, whereas the
predetermined variable overhead rate is $3 per
direct labor hour.
During July, 30,080 cars were registered in Bexar
County, and 15,200 direct labor hours were worked
in registering those vehicles. For the month,
variable overhead was $44,320 and fixed overhead
was $145,280.
a. Compute overhead variances using a four-
variance approach.
b. Compute overhead variances using a three-
variance approach.
c. Compute overhead variances using a two-
variance approach.
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