Hyteck, Inc The Budget Variance for Variable Overhead Was:
A) $2,800 U

question 65

Multiple Choice

Hyteck, Inc. is a capital intensive firm. Indirect costs make up nearly 70% of the product costs. The company has no direct material costs because customers provide the direct materials used for each job. To plan and control such costs, the firm employs flexible budgets and standard costs. Overhead rates, based on direct labour hours, are derived from the master budget. $\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Master } & \text { Actual } \\&\text { Budget } & \text { Results } \\\hline\text { Units produced } & 2,000 & 1,820 \\\text { Direct labour hours } & 10,000 & 9,200 \\\text { Fixed overhead } & \$ 100,000 & \$ 98,000 \\\text { Variable overhead } & \$ 160,000 & \$ 150,000 \\\text { Direct labour } & \$ 100,000 & \$ 90,000\end{array}$ The budget variance for variable overhead was:

• A) $2,800 U
• B) $7,000 U
• C) $4,400 U
• D) $9,000 U

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