Salling Corporation Bases Its Budgets on Machine-Hours

question 39

Multiple Choice

Salling Corporation bases its budgets on machine-hours. The company's static planning budget for May appears below:
-The spending variance for power costs in the flexible budget performance report for the month should be:

• A) $310 U
• B) $310 F
• C) $820 U
• D) $820 F

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