Question 25 options: Zippo, Inc budgeted and incurred (actual) fixed manufacturing overhead costs of $80,000 in 2016.  Other information for 2016 follows: Budgeted or planned production                      2,000 units Actual production totaled                                 1,800 units Units sold                                                         1,500 units Beginning Finished Goods Inv.                           400 units The company uses absorption costing and fixed manufacturing overhead rate was based on the budgeted denominator level.  Manufacturing variances are closed to cost of goods sold. Under absorption costing, the production volume variance dollar amount is:           The production volume variance is:  Type: Favorable or Unfavorable?         Which income will be higher? Type:  Absorption costing or Variable Costing   By how much?

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Zippo, Inc budgeted and incurred (actual) fixed manufacturing overhead costs of $80,000 in 2016.  Other information for 2016 follows:

Budgeted or planned production                      2,000 units
Actual production totaled                                 1,800 units
Units sold                                                         1,500 units
Beginning Finished Goods Inv.                           400 units

The company uses absorption costing and fixed manufacturing overhead rate was based on the budgeted denominator level.  Manufacturing variances are closed to cost of goods sold.
Under absorption costing, the production volume variance dollar amount is:
 

 
 
 

 

The production volume variance is:  Type: Favorable or Unfavorable?

 
 
 

 

Which income will be higher? Type:  Absorption costing or Variable Costing  

By how much?

 
 
 

 

 

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