The Chase Company Uses a Standard Cost System in Which

question 5

Multiple Choice

The Chase Company uses a standard cost system in which manufacturing overhead costs are applied to products on the basis of standard machine-hours. For November, the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead showed the following total budgeted costs at the denominator activity level of 40,000 machine-hours: During November 42,000 machine-hours were used to complete 13,200 units of product with the following actual overhead costs: The standard time allowed to complete one unit of product is 3.6 machine-hours.
-The fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance for November was:

• A)$2,970 unfavorable
• B)$4,550 favorable
• C)$7,520 favorable
• D)$22,900 unfavorable

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