The Following Data for the Unbreakable Company Pertain to the Production

question 166

Multiple Choice

The following data for the Unbreakable Company pertain to the production of 1,000 bottles during July: Standard variable overhead cost: $26.00 per pound of glass. Total actual variable overhead cost: $24,800.
Standard variable overhead cost allowed for units produced was $26,000. Variable overhead efficiency variance was $740 unfavorable.
Is the variable overhead rate variance.

• A) $1,200 favorable
• B) $1,200 unfavorable
• C) $1,940 favorable
• D) $1,260 unfavorable

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