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The Following Information Relates to Joplin Company for the Period

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The following information relates to Joplin Company for the period just ended:  Standard variable overhead rate per hour $1 Standard fixed-overhead rate per hour $2 Planned monthly activity 40,000 machine hours  Actual production completed 82,000 units  Standard machine processing time  Two units per hour  Actual variable overhead $37,000 Actual total overhead $121,000 Actual machine hours worked 40,500\begin{array}{ll}\text { Standard variable overhead rate per hour } & \$ 1 \\\text { Standard fixed-overhead rate per hour } & \$ 2 \\\text { Planned monthly activity } & 40,000 \text { machine hours } \\\text { Actual production completed } & 82,000 \text { units } \\\text { Standard machine processing time } & \text { Two units per hour } \\\text { Actual variable overhead } & \$ 37,000 \\\text { Actual total overhead } & \$ 121,000 \\\text { Actual machine hours worked } & 40,500\end{array}
All of the company's overhead is variable or fixed in nature.
Required:
A. Calculate the spending and efficiency variances for variable overhead.
B. Calculate the budget and volume variances for fixed overhead.

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A. Spending variance: $37,000 - (40,500 ...

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