What was the variable overhead rate variance


Sucher Company uses a standard cost system in which manufacturing overhead costs are applied to units of product on the basis of standard machine-hours. The company's standards are based on variable manufacturing overhead of $3 per machine-hour and fixed manufacturing overhead of $300,000 per year. The denominator level of activity is 30,000 machine-hours. Standards call for 2.5 machine-hours per unit of output. Actual activity and manufacturing overhead costs for the year are given below:
Units produced 12,800 Units
Machine-hours used 31,600 Machine hours
Overhead costs incurred:
Variable costs $96,000
Fixed costs $297,000


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