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Amy's Weathervane Company manufactures weathervanes

Amy's Weathervane Company manufactures weathervanes. The 2011 operating budget is based on the production of 5,000 weathervanes with 1.25 machine-hour allowed per weathervane. Variable manufacturing overhead is anticipated to be $150,000.

Actual production for 2011 was 5,500 weathervanes using 6,050 machine-hours. Actual variable costs were $23.75 per machine-hour.

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Calculate the variable overhead spending and the efficiency variances.

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Accounts & FinanceVariable overhead efficiency variance arises form a productive efficiency. It is the difference between the actual time required for manufacturing a product to the estimated time as well as the impact of the difference. Variable overhead spending is calculated by multiplying the actual hours worked by the difference between the actual hours and the estimated time rate....

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