Parker Plastic, Inc., manufactures plastic mats to use with rolling office chairs. Its standard cost information for last year follows:StandardQuantity12 sq ft.0.3 hr.Standard Price(Rate)$ 0.65 per sq. ft.$10.20 per hr.0.3 hr.$ 0.70 per hr.Direct materials (plastic)Direct laborVariable manufacturing overhead(based on direct labor hours)Fixed manufacturing overhead($352,000 880,000 units)Parker Plastic had the following actual results for the past year:Number of units produced and soldNumber of square feet of plastic usedCost of plastic purchased and usedNumber of labor hours workedDirect labor costVariable overhead costFixed overhead cost980,00011,270,000$ 7,100,100289,000Fixed Overhead Spending VarianceFixed Overhead Volume VarianceOver- or Underapplied Fixed Overhead$ 2,832,200$$231,200334,000StandardUnit Cost$7.803.060.210.40Required:Calculate Parker Plastic's fixed overhead spending and volume variances and its over- or underapplied fixed overhead. (Indicate theeffect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)

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