5. Thorne Company has the following information available for the past year. They use machine hours to allocate overhead. Actual total overhead                                           $75,000 Actual fixed overhead                                           $32,500 Actual machine hours                                             10,000 Standard hours for the units produced                     9,500 Standard variable overhead rate                              $4.50 NOTE: All dollar amounts are rounded to whole dollars and shown with "$" and commas as needed (i.e. $12,345). For the variance conditions, your answer is either "F” (for Favorable) or "U” (for Unfavorable) - capital letter and no quotes. What is the variable overhead efficiency variance?  Is it favorable or unfavorable?

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5. Thorne Company has the following information available for the past year. They use machine hours to allocate overhead.

Actual total overhead                                           $75,000

Actual fixed overhead                                           $32,500

Actual machine hours                                             10,000

Standard hours for the units produced                     9,500

Standard variable overhead rate                              $4.50

NOTE: All dollar amounts are rounded to whole dollars and shown with "$" and commas as needed (i.e. $12,345). For the variance conditions, your answer is either "F” (for Favorable) or "U” (for Unfavorable) - capital letter and no quotes.

What is the variable overhead efficiency variance? 

Is it favorable or unfavorable? 

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