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Harris Manufacturing Produces White Sauce How Much Is the Overhead Controllable Variance for 2017?
A)$2,300

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Harris Manufacturing produces white sauce.It uses units as the cost driver for overhead.The following information was provided concerning its standard cost system for 2017:  Budgeted and Standard Data  Actual Data  Material 1/4lb.@$14 per  pound  Froduced 6,200 units  Labor 1.4hrs hour @$16 per  hour  Materials  purchased 1,600lbs for $13.70/ pound  Total fixed overhead $84,000 Materials used 1,520lbs. Variable overhead $6.50 per unit  Labor worked 8,740hrs. at $15.90 /hour  Production 6,000 units  Total overhead $122,000\begin{array}{|l|l||l|l|}\hline {\text { Budgeted and Standard Data }} & &\text { Actual Data } \\\hline \text { Material } & \begin{array}{l}1 / 4 \mathrm{lb} . @ \$ 14 \text { per } \\\text { pound }\end{array} & \text { Froduced } & 6,200 \text { units } \\\hline \text { Labor } & \begin{array}{l}1.4 \mathrm{hrs} \text { hour } @ \$ 16 \text { per } \\\text { hour }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}\text { Materials } \\\text { purchased }\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}1,600 \mathrm{lbs} \text { for } \$ 13.70 / \\\text { pound }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Total fixed overhead } & \$ 84,000 & \text { Materials used } & 1,520 \mathrm{lbs} . \\\hline \text { Variable overhead } & \$ 6.50 \text { per unit } & \text { Labor worked } & 8,740 \mathrm{hrs} \text {. at } \$ 15.90 \text { /hour } \\\hline \text { Production } & 6,000 \text { units } & \text { Total overhead } & \$ 122,000 \\\hline\end{array} How much is the overhead controllable variance for 2017?


A) $2,300 favorable
B) $2,800 favorable
C) $500 favorable
D) $5,100 favorable

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