The following data have been provided by Gerlach Corporation, a company that produces forklift trucks: Supplies cost is an element of variable manufacturing overhead.The variable overhead efficiency variance for supplies cost is:

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The following data have been provided by Gerlach Corporation, a company that produces forklift trucks:  Supplies cost is an element of variable manufacturing overhead.The variable overhead efficiency variance for supplies cost is:

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SH = 2, 000 trucks × 8.6 hours per truck = 17, 200 hours
Variable overhead efficiency variance = (AH - SH)× SR
= (16, 970 hours - 17, 200 hours)× $4.20 per hour
= (-230 hours)× $4.20 per hour
= $966 F

The Following Data Have Been Provided by Gerlach Corporation, a Company