Brummer Corporation makes a product whose variable overhead standards are based on direct labor-hours. The quantity standard is 0.1 hours per unit. The variable overhead rate standard is $8.00 per hour. In January the company produced 8,700 units using 910 direct labor-hours. The actual variable overhead rate was $7.90 per hour.The variable overhead rate variance for January is:

A) $91 Favorable
B) $87 Favorable
C) $91 Unfavorable
D) $87 Unfavorable

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the standard cost allocated, based on the actual activity level.

Variable Overhead Standards

The predetermined costs associated with variable overheads that are expected to be incurred under normal operating conditions.

Direct Labor-hours

The total hours worked directly on manufacturing a product or providing a service, used as a basis for allocating labor costs in product costing.