Eliezrie Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

question 129

Multiple Choice

Eliezrie Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: In January the company's budgeted production was 7, 400 units but the actual production was 7, 500 units.The company used 45, 580 kilos of the direct material and 2, 030 direct labor-hours to produce this output.During the month, the company purchased 48, 500 kilos of the direct material at a cost of $53, 350.The actual direct labor cost was $18, 473 and the actual variable overhead cost was $7, 714. 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 efficiency variance for January is:

• A)$836 F
• B)$836 U
• C)$880 F
• D)$880 U

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The expense incurred in manufacturing an extra unit of a product or service.

Economic Profits

The difference between total revenue and total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, indicating excess over the opportunity cost.

Minimum Average Total Cost

The lowest point on the curve that shows the average cost of producing each unit of output when all input costs are considered over various output levels.

Marginal Cost

The cost added by producing one additional unit of a product or service.