Gerhan Company's Flexible Budget for the Units Manufactured in May

question 152

Multiple Choice

Gerhan Company's flexible budget for the units manufactured in May shows $15,640 of total factory overhead; this output level represents 70% of available capacity. During May, the company applied overhead to production at the rate of $3.00 per direct labor hour (DLH) , based on a denominator volume level of 6,120 DLHs, which represents 90% of available capacity. The company used 5,000 DLHs and incurred $16,500 of total factory overhead cost during May, including $6,800 for fixed factory overhead.
What is the variable factory overhead spending variance (to the nearest whole dollar) in May, assuming Gerhan uses a four-variance breakdown (decomposition) of the total overhead variance?

• A) $180 unfavorable.
• B) $300 favorable.
• C) $380 unfavorable.
• D) $480 unfavorable.
• E) N/A—this variance is not defined under the four-way breakdown of the total OVH variance.

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