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Joseph, Inc Required:
(A) Determine the Total Overhead Cost Variance for June

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Joseph, Inc., provides the following results of June's operations:
 Direct materials price variance .$400 F Direct materials quantity variance 2,000U Direct labor rate variance .100U Direct labor efficiency variance 1,200 F Variable overhead spending variance 400U Variable overhead efficiency variance 800 F Fixed overhead spending variance .100U Fixed overhead volume variance ..600 F\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline \text { Direct materials price variance } \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots . & \$ 400 \mathrm {~F} \\\hline \text { Direct materials quantity variance } \ldots \ldots \ldots & 2,000 \mathrm { U } \\\hline \text { Direct labor rate variance } \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots . & 100 \mathrm { U } \\\hline \text { Direct labor efficiency variance } \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots & 1,200 \mathrm {~F} \\\hline \text { Variable overhead spending variance } \ldots \ldots & 400 \mathrm { U } \\\hline \text { Variable overhead efficiency variance } \ldots \ldots & 800 \mathrm {~F} \\\hline \text { Fixed overhead spending variance } \ldots \ldots \ldots . & 100 \mathrm { U } \\\hline \text { Fixed overhead volume variance } \ldots \ldots \ldots . . & 600 \mathrm {~F} \\\hline\end{array} Required:
(a) Determine the total overhead cost variance for June.
(b) Applying the management by exception approach, which of the variances shown are of greatest concern? Why?

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