The St. Augustine Corporation originally budgeted for $360,000 of fixed overhead at 100% normal production capacity. Production was budgeted to be 12,000 units. The standard hours for production were 5 hours per unit. The variable overhead rate was $3 per hour. Actual fixed overhead was $360,000 and actual variable overhead was $170,000. Actual production was 11,700 units.
The variable factory overhead controllable variance is
A) $9,000 favorable
B) $9,000 unfavorable
C) $5,500 favorable
D) $5,500 unfavorable

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The Answer of The St. Augustine Corporation originally budgeted for $360,000 of fixed overhead at 100% normal production capacity. Production was budgeted to be 12,000 units. The standard hours for production were 5 hours per unit. The variable overhead rate was $3 per hour. Actual fixed overhead was $360,000 and actual variable overhead was $170,000. Actual production was 11,700 units.
The variable factory overhead controllable variance is
A) $9,000 favorable
B) $9,000 unfavorable
C) $5,500 favorable
D) $5,500 unfavorable

The St Augustine Corporation Originally Budgeted for $360,000 of Fixed Overhead