Standard Corporation has developed standard manufacturing overhead costs based on a capacity of 180,000 direct labor-hours (DLHs) as follows:Standard overhead costs per unit:Variable portion: 2 DLHs × $3 per DLH = $6Fixed portion: 2 DLHs × $5 per DLH = $10The following data pertain to operations in April: Actual output 80,000unitsActual direct labor cost$644,000 Actual direct labor-hours worked 165,000DLHsVariable overhead cost incurred$518,000 Fixed overhead cost incurred$860,000 The variable overhead rate variance for April was:
A. $15,000 Unfavorable
B. $23,000 Unfavorable
C. $38,000 Unfavorable
D. $38,000 Favorable
Answer: B
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