When Machine-Hours Are Used as an Overhead Cost-Allocation Base and the Unexpected

question 60

Multiple Choice

When machine-hours are used as an overhead cost-allocation base and the unexpected purchase of a new machine results in fewer expenditures for machine maintenance,the MOST likely result would be to report a(n) :

• A)unfavourable variable overhead efficiency variance.
• B)unfavourable production-volume variance.
• C)favourable variable overhead spending variance.
• D)favourable fixed overhead flexible-budget variance.

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