Millan Company provided you with the following data: Budgeted Fixed FOH costs $207,000; Actual FOH incurred $555,000; Variable FOH rate per direct labor hour $5; Fixed FOH rate per direct labor hour $3; Standard direct labor hours 68,000; Actual direct labor hours used 70,000. What is the total amount of idle capacity variance?    $2,000 Unfavorable $2,000 Favorable $3,000 Unfavorable $8,000 Unfavorable None of the above

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Millan Company provided you with the following data: Budgeted Fixed FOH costs $207,000; Actual FOH incurred $555,000; Variable FOH rate per direct labor hour $5; Fixed FOH rate per direct labor hour $3; Standard direct labor hours 68,000; Actual direct labor hours used 70,000. What is the total amount of idle capacity variance? 

 

$2,000 Unfavorable

$2,000 Favorable

$3,000 Unfavorable

$8,000 Unfavorable

None of the above

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