The Amount of Floor Space Occupied by Each Department Is

question 62

True/False

The amount of floor space occupied by each department is a common basis for allocating rent expense or utilities expense.

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Definitions:

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between actual variable overhead based on the standard hours allowed for the actual output and the actual variable overhead incurred.

Standard Machine-Hours

An accounting measure used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products based on the number of hours machines are expected to operate.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the expected (standard) cost of the variable overhead based on the actual production volume and the actual variable overhead incurred.

Standard Machine-Hours

A predetermined amount of time that a machine is expected to operate to meet production requirements.