FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Milar Corporation makes a product with the following
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Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Direct materials 7.7 pounds $ 4.00 per pound Direct labor 0.1 hours $ 20.00 per hour Variable overhead 0.1 hours $ 4.00 per hour
In January the company produced 2,000 units using 16,060 pounds of the direct material and 210 direct labor-hours. During the month, the company purchased 16,900 pounds of the direct material at a cost of $65,910. The actual direct labor cost was $4,473 and the actual variable overhead cost was $756.
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 January is:$80 U$80 F$84 F$84 U
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