The Sales Volume Variance Was:
A) $16,000 Favorable

question 74

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{lcc}\text { Item to Classify } &\text { Standard } &\text {Actual }\\\text { Sales volume } & 100,000 \text { units } &96,000 \text { units }\\\text { Sales price } & \$ 4 \text { per unit }&\$3.90 \text { per unit } \\\text { Material usage } & 40,000 \text { gallons } &42,000 \text { gallons }\\ \text { Labor price } & 12.50\text { per hour }&12.45 \text { per hour }\end{array}$
The sales volume variance was:

• A) $16,000 favorable.
• B) $16,000 unfavorable.
• C) $25,000 unfavorable.
• D) $25,000 favorable.

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