Selected Information from Michaels Company's Flexible Budget Is Presented Below

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Selected information from Michaels Company's flexible budget is presented below:
Michaels Company applies overhead to production at a rate of $31.25 per unit based on a normal operating level of 80% of capacity. For the current period, Michaels Company produced 5,400 units and incurred $62,000 of fixed overhead costs and $96,000 of variable overhead costs. The company used 11,000 labor hours to produce the 5,400 units. Calculate the variable overhead spending and efficiency variances, and the fixed overhead spending and volume variances. Indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable.

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Definitions:

Organizational Behavior

The study of how individuals and groups act within organizations and how these entities interact with their external environment.

Process Losses

The reduction in efficiency or effectiveness in a group or process due to problems such as miscommunication, conflict, or lack of coordination.

Customer Service

The help and service given by an enterprise to customers or users of its goods or services.

Drive To Defend

A psychological or organizational impulse to protect oneself or the organization from threats or criticism.