Benson Company, Which Uses a Standard Cost System, Budgeted $600,000

question 74

Multiple Choice

Benson Company, which uses a standard cost system, budgeted $600,000 of fixed overhead when 40,000 machine hours were anticipated. Other data for the period were:
Actual units produced: 10,000
Standard production time per unit: 3.9 machine hours
Fixed overhead incurred: $620,000
Actual machine hours worked: 42,000
Benson's fixed-overhead budget variance is:

• A) $10,000 favorable.
• B) $15,000 favorable.
• C) $15,000 unfavorable.
• D) $20,000 favorable.
• E) $20,000 unfavorable.