A Manufacturing Company That Has Only One Product Has Established

question 163

Multiple Choice

A manufacturing company that has only one product has established the following standards for its variable manufacturing overhead. The company bases its variable manufacturing overhead standards on direct labor-hours.
The following data pertain to operations for the last month:

-The variable overhead rate variance is:

• A) $1,000 Favorable
• B) $1,000 Unfavorable
• C) $3,500 Unfavorable
• D) $3,500 Favorable

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Definitions:

Component Reliability

Component reliability refers to the likelihood that an individual part or element of a larger system will perform its required functions under stated conditions for a specified period.

Preventive Maintenance

Maintenance activities performed regularly on equipment before faults occur, aimed at reducing the risk of unexpected breakdowns and downtime.

Breakdown Maintenance

The practice of repairing or fixing equipment and machinery only after it has failed or broken down, as opposed to performing regular preventative maintenance.

MTBF Distribution

MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) Distribution is a statistical representation of the expected performance or reliability of a system, indicating the average time between failures.