Question

Approach Company, which applies overhead to production on the basis of machine hours, reported the following data for the period just ended: Actual units produced: 14,800 Actual fixed overhead incurred: $791,000 Standard fixed overhead rate: $13 per hour Budgeted fixed overhead: $780,000 Planned level of machine-hour activity: 60,000 If Approach estimates four hours to manufacture a completed unit, the company's fixed-overhead volume variance would be: Multiple Choice $10,400 negative. $10,400 positive. $11,000 negative. $11,000 positive. None of the answers is correct.

Answer 1

$11,000 unfavorable

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine the company's fixed-overhead volume variance would be:

Actual fixed overhead incurred ($791,000)

Less Budgeted fixed overhead ($780,000)

Fixed-overhead volume variance $11,000 unfavorable

Therefore the company's fixed-overhead volume variance would be: $11,000 unfavorable