Gentile Corporation Makes a Product with the Following Standard Costs

question 4

Multiple Choice

Gentile Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company produced 6,000 units in May using 36,970 kilos of direct material and 4,340 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 40,400 kilos of the direct material at $4.70 per kilo. The actual direct labor rate was $13.70 per hour and the actual variable overhead rate was $2.70 per hour.

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 rate variance for May is:

• A)$1,440 U
• B)$1,302 F
• C)$1,302 U
• D)$1,440 F

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