When Machine-Hours Are Used as an Overhead Cost-Allocation Base, a Rush

question 134

Multiple Choice

When machine-hours are used as an overhead cost-allocation base, a rush order resulting in unplanned overtime that used less-skilled workers on the machines would most likely contribute to reporting a(n) :

• A)favorable variable overhead spending variance
• B)unfavorable variable overhead efficiency variance
• C)favorable fixed overhead flexible-budget variance
• D)unfavorable production-volume variance

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