Vermeillen Corporation Uses a Standard Costing System in Which Variable $\bullet$

Multiple Choice

Vermeillen Corporation uses a standard costing system in which variable manufacturing overhead is assigned to production on the basis of the number of machine setups. The following data pertain to one month's operations: $\bullet$ Variable manufacturing overhead cost incurred: $70,000
$\bullet$ Total variable manufacturing overhead variance: $4,550 Favorable
$\bullet$ Standard machine setups allowed for actual production: 3,550
$\bullet$ Actual machine setups incurred: 3,500
The standard variable overhead rate per machine setup is:

A) $20.00
B) $21.30
C) $18.44
D) $21.00