Pohl Corporation Uses a Standard Cost System in Which Manufacturing

question 96

Multiple Choice

Pohl Corporation uses a standard cost system in which manufacturing overhead is applied on the basis of standard machine-hours. For June, the company's manufacturing overhead flexible budget showed the following total budgeted costs at a denominator activity level of 20,000 machine-hours:

During June, 17,000 machine-hours were used to complete 13,000 units of product, and the following actual total overhead costs were incurred:

At standard, each unit of finished product requires 1.4 hours of machine time.
-The variable overhead rate variance for maintenance cost for June was

• A)$1,020 F
• B)$1,020 U
• C)$3,230 F
• D)$3,230 U

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