Biscuit Company Has Developed the Following Standards for One of Its

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Biscuit Company has developed the following standards for one of its products. Direct labor hours is the driver used to assign overhead costs to products. Direct materials: 10 pounds × $3 per pound
Direct labor: 2.5 hours × $8 per hour
Variable manufacturing overhead: 2.5 hours × $2 per hour
The following activity occurred during the month of June:
Materials purchased: 125,000 pounds at $2.60 per pound
Materials used: 110,000 pounds
Units produced: 10,000 units
Direct labor: 24,000 hours at $7.50 per hour
Actual variable manufacturing overhead: $51,000
The company records materials price variances at the time of purchase.
The variable manufacturing overhead efficiency variance is

• A) $1,000 favorable.
• B) $2,000 favorable.
• C) $1,000 unfavorable.
• D) $3,000 unfavorable.

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