Miguez Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

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Miguez Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company budgeted for production of 2,600 units in September, but actual production was 2,500 units. The company used 5,440 liters of direct material and 1,680 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The company purchased 5,800 liters of the direct material at $7.20 per liter. The actual direct labor rate was $24.10 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $1.90 per hour.The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.The variable overhead rate variance for September is:

• A) $175 Favorable
• B) $168 Unfavorable
• C) $168 Favorable
• D) $175 Unfavorable

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New Stock

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Component Cost

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Debt Issue

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