How Is the Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance Calculated

question 27

Multiple Choice

How is the variable overhead efficiency variance calculated?

• A)The difference between the actual overhead rate and the standard overhead rate multiplied by the actual hours
• B)The difference between the actual overhead rate and the standard overhead rate multiplied by the standard hours allowed
• C)The difference between the standard hours allowed and the actual hours used multiplied by the standard overhead rate
• D)The difference between the standard hours allowed and the actual hours used multiplied by the actual overhead rate

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion or variability of a dataset relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Normally Distributed

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Standard Normal

A normal distribution with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, commonly used in probability theory and statistics.