The following standards for variable overhead have been established for a company that makes only one product:
Standard hours per unit of output 6.9 hours
Standard variable overhead rate $ 14.00 per hour
The following data pertain to operations for the last month:
Actual hours 9,400 hours
Actual total variable overhead cost $ 125,240
Actual output 1,350 units
Required:
a. What is the variable overhead rate variance for the month?
b. What is the variable overhead efficiency variance for the month?
(Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)