The following data has been provided by Moretta Corporation

The following data has been provided by Moretta Corporation, a company that produces forklift trucks:

Budgeted production                          3400 trucks

Standard machine-hours per truck    2.9 machine-hours

Standard supplies cost                          $1.50 per machine hour

Actual production                                   3800 trucks

Actual machine-hours                            10930 machine-hours

Actual supplies cost (total)                     $17496

Supplies cost is an element of variable manufacturing overhead. The variable overhead efficiency variance for supplies cost is:

A) $135 U

B) $135 F

C) $966 U

D) $966 F

Solution

B) $135 F Standard Actual Particulars Hours Rate amount Hours Rate amount Overhead           11,020.00                      1.50           16,530.00           10,930.00                 1.6007           17,496.00 Actual output             3,800.00 Labour hrs reqd (3800 * 2.9)           11,020.00 VOEV = (SH-AH)SR VOEV = (11,020 - 10,930)1.50 VOEV = (90)1.50 VOEV = 135 F