Answer the Following Question(s)using the Information Below

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Multiple Choice

Answer the following question(s) using the information below.Lukehart Industries Inc.produces air purifiers in batches.To manufacture a batch of the purifiers Lukehart Inc.must setup the machines and assembly line tooling.Setup costs are batch-level costs because they are associated with batches rather than individual units of products.A separate Setup Department is responsible for setting up machines and tooling for different models of the air purifiers.Setup overhead costs consist of some costs that are variable and some costs that are fixed with respect to the number of setup hours.The following information pertains to June 2012:

-Calculate the rate variance for fixed setup overhead costs.

• A)$114 unfavourable
• B)$150 unfavourable
• C)$250 unfavourable
• D)$150 favourable
• E)$250 favourable

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