Manatee Corp

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Manatee Corp. has developed standard costs based on a predicted operating level of 352,000 units of production, which is 80% of capacity. Variable overhead is $281,600 at this level of activity, or $0.80 per unit. Fixed overhead is $440,000. The standard costs per unit are: Manatee actually produced 330,000 units at 75% of capacity and actual costs for the period were: Calculate the following variances and indicate whether each variance is favorable or unfavorable:
(1) Direct labor efficiency variance:
$__________________
(2) Direct materials price variance:
$__________________
(3) Controllable overhead variance:
$__________________

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