An Unfavourable Variable Overhead Rate Variance Indicates That

question 150

Multiple Choice

An unfavourable variable overhead rate variance indicates that

• A)variable overhead items were used efficiently.
• B)the price and/or use of variable overhead items was more than budgeted.
• C)the variable overhead cost-allocation base was not used efficiently.
• D)the denominator level was not accurately determined.
• E)the denominator level was used more than planned.

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