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A company's product requires 3 pounds of direct materials at $21.60 per pound and 2 direct labor hours at $46.80 per hour. The company uses an overhead rate of $41.80 per direct labor hour to assign overhead. This period's actual cost to manufacture 125 units is $32,200. Calculate the total cost variance and indicate whether it is favorable or unfavorable. Note: For the variance, select favorable, unfavorable, or no variance.

          A company's product requires 3 pounds of direct materials at $21.60 per pound and 2 direct labor hours at $46.80 per hour. The company uses an overhead rate of $41.80 per direct labor hour to assign overhead. This period's actual cost to manufacture 125 units is $32,200. Calculate the total cost variance and indicate whether it is favorable or unfavorable.
Note: For the variance, select favorable, unfavorable, or no variance.
        
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A company's product requires 3 pounds of direct materials at $21.60 per pound and 2 direct labor hours at $46.80 per hour. The company uses an overhead rate of $41.80 per direct labor hour to assign overhead. This period's actual cost to manufacture 125 units is $32,200. Calculate the total cost variance and indicate whether it is favorable or unfavorable. Note: For the variance, select favorable, unfavorable, or no variance.
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00:09 Direct labor rate variance $20 .50 minus $21 into 6600 is equals to minus $3300.
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