Zero Company's standard factory overhead rate is $3.75 per direct labor hour (DLH) , calculated at 90% capacity = 900 standard DLHs. In December, the company operated at 80% of capacity, or 800 standard DLHs. Budgeted factory overhead at 80% of capacity is $3,150, of which $1,350 is fixed overhead. For December, the actual factory overhead cost was $3,800 for 840 actual DLHs, of which $1,300 was for fixed factory overhead.
Assuming the use of a two-way breakdown (decomposition) of the total overhead variance, what is the factory overhead efficiency variance for Zero Company in December (to the nearest whole dollar) ?
A) N/A—this variance does not exist under a two-way breakdown of the total overhead variance.
B) $90 unfavorable.
C) $150 unfavorable.
D) $225 favorable.
E) $425 unfavorable.
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