A manufacturer of playground equipment has a standard costing system based on machine hours (MHs) as the measure of activity. Data from the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead are given below: Denominator Level of Activity 3,100 MHs Fixed Overhead Cost $42,200 The following data pertain to operations for the most recent period: Actual Hours 3,600 MHs Standard Hours Allowed for the Actual Output 3,700 MHs Actual Total Fixed Overhead Cost $41,000 What was the fixed overhead volume variance for the period, rounded to the nearest dollar?   Question 15 options:   $2,256 favourable.   $8,157 favourable.   $3,089 unfavourable.   $5,420 favourable.

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A manufacturer of playground equipment has a standard costing system based on machine hours (MHs) as the measure of activity. Data from the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead are given below:
Denominator Level of Activity 3,100 MHs
Fixed Overhead Cost $42,200


The following data pertain to operations for the most recent period:
Actual Hours 3,600 MHs
Standard Hours Allowed for the Actual Output 3,700 MHs
Actual Total Fixed Overhead Cost $41,000

What was the fixed overhead volume variance for the period, rounded to the nearest dollar?
 

Question 15 options:

 
$2,256 favourable.
 
$8,157 favourable.
 
$3,089 unfavourable.
 
$5,420 favourable.
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