(Appendix 11A)Alex Corporation Has a Large Underapplied Overhead Balance in the Manufacturing

question 79

Multiple Choice

(Appendix 11A) Alex Corporation has a large underapplied overhead balance in the manufacturing overhead account.This could be explained by:

• A)an unfavorable volume variance, assuming all other variances are zero.
• B)a favorable volume variance, assuming all other variances are zero.
• C)standard hours allowed for the period's output being greater than denominator hours for the period.
• D)favorable total variance for overhead.

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