The Fortise Corporation manufactures two types of vacuum cleaners, the Victor for commercial building use and the House-Mate for residences. Budgeted and actual operating data for the year 2019 were as follows:          Static Budget                     Victor              House-Mate        Total         Number sold                       6,000                24,000

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The Fortise Corporation manufactures two types of vacuum cleaners, the Victor for commercial building use and the House-Mate for residences. Budgeted and actual operating data for the year 2019 were as follows: 

        Static Budget                     Victor              House-Mate        Total

        Number sold                       6,000                24,000                 30,000

        Contribution margin           $1,560,000        $3,120,000         $4,680,000

 

        Actual Results                Victor              House-Mate       Total

        Number sold                   5,000               35,000                 40,000

        Contribution margin       $1,400,000       $4,130,000          $5,530,000

 

What is the total sales-volume variance in terms of the contribution margin? 

a. $1,170,000 favorable
b. $850,000 unfavorable
c. $1,260,000 favorable
d. $320,000 unfavorable
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