The Following Information Relating to a Company's Overhead Costs Is

The following information relating to a company's overhead costs is available. $\begin{array}{llr} \text { Actual total variable overhead } &\$ 73,000\\ \text {Actual total fixed overhead } &\$ 17,000\\ \text { Budgeted variable overhead rate per machine hour } &\$ 2.50\\ \text { Budgeted total fixed overhead } &\$ 15,000\\ \text { Budgeted machine hours allowed for actual output } &30,000\\\end{array}$
Based on this information, the total variable overhead variance is:

A) $6,000 unfavorable.
B) $2,000 unfavorable.
C) $6,000 favorable.
D) $1,000 favorable.
E) $2,000 favorable.