Jessep Corporation Has a Standard Cost System in Which Manufacturing

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Jessep Corporation has a standard cost system in which manufacturing overhead is applied to units of product on the basis of direct labour hours. The company has provided the following data concerning its fixed manufacturing overhead costs in March:
$\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Denominator Hours } & 15,000 \text { hours } \\\hline \text { Actual Hours Worked } & 14,000 \text { hours } \\\hline \text { Standard Hours Allowed for the Output } & 12,000 \text { hours } \\\hline \text { Flexible Budget Fixed Overhead Cost } & \$ 45,000 \\\hline \text { Actual Fixed Overhead Costs } & \$ 48,00 \\\hline\end{array}$


-What was the fixed overhead budget variance?

• A) $1,000 unfavourable.
• B) $2,000 favourable.
• C) $2,000 unfavourable.
• D) $3,000 unfavourable.

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