The Murray Company Makes and Sells a Single Product -What Was the Fixed Overhead Budget Variance for May?
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The Murray Company makes and sells a single product. The company recorded the following activity and cost data for May:
$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Number of Units Completed } & 45,000 \text { units } \\\hline \text { Standard Direct Labour Hours Allowed per Unit of Product } & 1.5 \text { DLHS } \\\hline \text { Budgeted Direct Labour Hours (denominator activity) } & 72,000 \text { DLHS } \\\hline \text { Actual Fixed Overhead Costs Incurred } & \$ 66,000 \\\hline \text { Volume Variance } & \$ 4,4275 \text { unfavourable } \\\hline\end{array}\\\text { The fixed portion of the predetermined overhead rate is } \$ 0.95 \text { per direct labour hour. }\end{array}$



-What was the fixed overhead budget variance for May?

A) $2,400 favourable.
B) $2,400 unfavourable.
C) $6,000 favourable.
D) $6,000 unfavourable.