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Chillco Corporation produces containers of frozen food. During April, Chillco produced 730 cases of food...

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Chillco Corporation produces containers of frozen food. During April, Chillco produced 730 cases of food and incurred the following actual costs.
Variable overhead $ 5,800
Fixed overhead 20,500
Actual labor cost (5,500 direct-labor hours)97,900
Actual material cost (11,500 pounds purchased and used)29,900
Overhead is budgeted and applied using direct-labor hours in a standard costing system. Standard cost and annual budget information are as follows:
Standard Costs per Case
Direct labor (6 hours at $17 per hour) $ 102.00
Direct material (15 pounds at $2.30 per pound)34.50
Variable overhead (6 direct-labor hours at $1.40 per hour)8.40
Fixed overhead (6 direct-labor hours at $4 per hour)24.00
Total $ 168.90
Annual Budget Information
Variable overhead $ 84,000
Fixed overhead $ 240,000
Planned activity for year 60,000 direct-labor hours
Required:
Compute the following cost variances from the available data. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "Favorable" or "Unfavorable". Select "None" and enter "0" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Do not round intermediate calculations.)

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