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A manufacturing company has a standard costing system based on machine hours (MHs) as the measure of activity. Data from the company's flexible budget for manufacturing overhead are given below:
Budgeted/denominator level of activity
3,700
MHs
Overhead costs at the denominator activity level:
Variable overhead cost
$28,490
Fixed overhead cost
$47,545
The following data pertain to operations for the most recent period:
Actual hours
3,900
MHs
Standard hours allowed for the actual output
3,850
MHs
Actual total variable overhead cost
$29,445
Actual total fixed overhead cost
$47,995
What was the fixed overhead volume variance for the period to the nearest dollar?
Example of Answer: 4000U 4000F (No comma, space, decimal point, or $ sign)
Answer: 1628U is incorrect

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