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Eminem, Inc Overhead Is Allocated Based on the Number of Units Produced

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Eminem, Inc.manufactures music CDs.At the start of 2017, Eminem planned to produce 108,000 CDs for which the standard cost for each CD is:  Plastic (0.25 pounds at $6.00 per pound)  $1.50 Labor (0.10 hour at $12.00 per hour)  1.20 Overhead ( $0.80 fixed and $0.60 variable)  1.40 Total $4.10\begin{array}{lr}\text { Plastic (0.25 pounds at } \$ 6.00 \text { per pound) } & \$ 1.50 \\\text { Labor }(0.10 \text { hour at } \$ 12.00 \text { per hour) } & 1.20 \\\text { Overhead ( } \$ 0.80 \text { fixed and } \$ 0.60 \text { variable) } & \underline{1.40} \\\text { Total } & \$ \underline{\underline{4.10}}\end{array} Overhead is allocated based on the number of units produced.Eminem isolates material purchase variances at the point of purchase.The following information summarizes Eminem's results for 2017:  Actual production 110,000 CDs  Actual variable overhead $65,000 Actual fixed overhead $83,000\begin{array}{lr}\text { Actual production } & 110,000 \text { CDs } \\\text { Actual variable overhead } & \$ 65,000 \\\text { Actual fixed overhead } & \$ 83,000\end{array}
How much is the controllable overhead variance for 2017?


A) $4,400 favorable
B) $1,600 favorable
C) $6,000 favorable
D) $5,000 favorable

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