Fluegge Inc

question 245

Multiple Choice

Fluegge Inc. has provided the following data concerning one of the products in its standard cost system. Variable manufacturing overhead is applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours. The company has reported the following actual results for the product for December:
The variable overhead rate variance for the month is closest to:

• A) $1,080 U
• B) $1,080 F
• C) $1,148 U
• D) $1,148 F

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Definitions:

Margin of Safety

The difference between actual sales and the break-even point, indicating how much sales can drop before the company incurs a loss.

Break-Even Point

The level of sales at which total revenues equal total costs, and the business makes no profit but also no loss.

Sensitivity Analysis

A financial modeling technique that determines how different values of an independent variable affect a particular dependent variable under a given set of assumptions.

Break-Even Point

The point at which total costs and total revenues are equal, meaning the business is not making a profit or loss, a crucial figure for financial planning and management.