Epley Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

question 181

Multiple Choice

Epley Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In July the company produced 3, 300 units using 12, 240 pounds of the direct material and 2, 760 direct labor-hours.During the month, the company purchased 13, 000 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $35, 100.The actual direct labor cost was $51, 612 and the actual variable overhead cost was $20, 148. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours.The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased.
The variable overhead rate variance for July is:

• A)$1, 932 U
• B)$1, 932 F
• C)$1, 848 U
• D)$1, 848 F

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