Coskey Corporation Applies Manufacturing Overhead to Products on the Basis

question 40

Multiple Choice

Coskey 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 3,900 machine-hours.The company actually worked 3,580 machine-hours during the month.The standard hours allowed for the actual output of the month totaled 3,770 machine-hours.What was the overall fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance for the month?

• A)$1,280 favorable
• B)$320 favorable
• C)$320 unfavorable
• D)$1,280 unfavorable

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Definitions:

Work In Process Inventory

Goods partially manufactured but not yet completed, representing an interim step in the production process.

Process Cost System

An accounting system used to track and assign production costs to units of output, particularly useful for homogeneous products.

Equivalent Units Of Production

A calculation used in cost accounting to apportion costs among completed units and units in process, based on their stage of completion.

Overapplied Overhead

A situation where the allocated overhead costs are more than the actual overhead costs incurred.