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Bulluck Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Direct materials 3.5 grams $ 1.00 per gram Direct labor 0.7 hours $ 11.00 per hour Variable overhead 0.7 hours $ 2.00 per hour The company reported the following results concerning this product in July. Actual output 3,000 units Raw materials used in production 11,370 grams Actual direct labor-hours 1,910 hours Purchases of raw materials 12,100 grams Actual price of raw materials purchased $ 1.20 per gram Actual direct labor rate $ 11.40 per hour Actual variable overhead rate $ 2.10 per hour The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The variable overhead efficiency variance for July is:
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 Actual DATA for  | 
 3000  | 
 units  | 
|
| 
 Quantity (AQ)  | 
 Rate (AR)  | 
 Actual Cost  | 
|
| 
 Direct Material  | 
 11370  | 
 $ 1.200  | 
 $ 13,644.00  | 
| 
 Direct labor  | 
 1910  | 
 $ 11.40  | 
 $ 21,774.00  | 
| 
 Variable Overhead  | 
 1910  | 
 $ 2.10  | 
 $ 4,011.00  | 
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 Standard DATA for  | 
 3000  | 
 units  | 
|
| 
 Quantity (SQ)  | 
 Rate (SR)  | 
 Standard Cost  | 
|
| 
 Direct Material(3.5*3000)  | 
 10500  | 
 $ 1.00  | 
 $ 10,500.00  | 
| 
 Direct labor (0.7*3000)  | 
 2100  | 
 $ 11.00  | 
 $ 23,100.00  | 
| 
 Variable Overhead (0.7*3000)  | 
 2100  | 
 $ 2.00  | 
 $ 4,200.00  | 
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 Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance  | 
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 (  | 
 Standard Hours  | 
 -  | 
 Actual Hours  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 Standard Rate  | 
| 
 (  | 
 2100  | 
 -  | 
 1910  | 
 )  | 
 x  | 
 $ 2.00  | 
| 
 $ 380  | 
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 Variance  | 
 $ 380  | 
 Favorable-F  | 
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Variable overhead efficiency variance is due to change in labor hours used in the production.
Variable Overhead Efficiency variance for july is $380 Favorable.