Ben Simon Corp

question 156

Essay

Ben Simon Corp. has the following information about its standards and production activity for the month of November:Required:
Calculate (to the nearest whole dollar) and show supporting calculations for each of the following variances:
1. Variable overhead flexible-budget variance.
2. Fixed overhead spending variance.
3. Fixed overhead production volume variance.

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