Question 14. A manufacturer of playground equipment has a standard costing system based on machine hours (MHs) as the measure of activity. Data from the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead are given below: Denominator Level of Activity 3,100 MHs Fixed Overhead Cost $42,200 The following data pertain to operations for the most recent period: Actual Hours 3,600 MHs Standard Hours Allowed for the Actual Output 3,700 MHs Actual Total Fixed Overhead Cost $41,000 What was the fixed overhead budget variance for the period, rounded to the nearest dollar? Question 14 options:     $950 unfavourable.       $1,200 favourable.       $2,790 favourable.       $4,470 unfavourable.

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A manufacturer of playground equipment has a standard costing system based on machine hours (MHs) as the measure of activity. Data from the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead are given below:

Denominator Level of Activity 3,100 MHs
Fixed Overhead Cost $42,200



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

Actual Hours 3,600 MHs
Standard Hours Allowed for the Actual Output 3,700 MHs
Actual Total Fixed Overhead Cost $41,000


What was the fixed overhead budget variance for the period, rounded to the nearest dollar?

Question 14 options:

 

 

$950 unfavourable.

 

 

 

$1,200 favourable.

 

 

 

$2,790 favourable.

 

 

 

$4,470 unfavourable.

 

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