Semaan Corporation Applies Manufacturing Overhead to Products on the Basis

question 70

Multiple Choice

Semaan Corporation applies manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of standard machine-hours.Budgeted and actual overhead costs for the month appear below: The company based its original budget on 2,700 machine-hours.The company actually worked 2,960 machine-hours during the month.The standard hours allowed for the actual output of the month totaled 3,030 machine-hours.What was the overall fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance for the month?

• A)$3,130 Unfavorable
• B)$340 Unfavorable
• C)$340 Favorable
• D)$3,130 Favorable

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