Items 1 and 2 are based on the following:

The diagram below depicts a factory overhead flexible budget line DB and standard overhead application line OA. Activity is expressed in machine hours with Point V indicating the standard hours required for the actual output in September 2005. Point S indicates the actual machine hours (inputs) and actual costs in September 2005.

Are the following overhead variances favorable or unfavorable?

Volume (capacity) variance

Efficiency variance

a.

Favorable

Favorable

b.

Favorable

Unfavorable

c.

Unfavorable

Favorable

d.

Unfavorable

Unfavorable

The budgeted total variable overhead cost for C machine hours is

  1. AB
  2. BC
  3. AC minus DO
  4. BC minus DO