a)The total overhead variance in 2019 for Bluecap Co., to the nearest whole dollar, was:

Multiple Choice

• $14,000 unfavorable.

• $15,040 favorable.

• $17,280 favorable.

• $37,840 favorable.

• $37,840 unfavorable.

b.The fixed overhead production volume variance for Bluecap Co. in 2019, to the nearest dollar, was:

Multiple Choice

• $11,280 favorable.

• $17,280 favorable.

• $28,800 unfavorable.

• $34,800 unfavorable.

• $51,840 favorable.

Bluecap Co. uses a standard cost system and flexible budgets for control purposes. The following budgeted information pertains to 2019: Denominator volume-number of units Denominator volume-percent of capacity Denominator volume-standard direct labor hours (DLHS) Budgeted variable factory overhead cost at denominator volume Total standard factory overhead rate per DLH 8,000 80% 24,000 $103,200 $ 15.10 During 2019. Bluecap worked 28.000 DLHs and manufactured 9,600 units. The actual factory overhead cost for the year was $14,000 greater than the flexible budget amount for the units produced, of which $6,000 was due to fixed factory overhead. In preparing a budget for 2020 Bluecap decided to raise the level of operation to 90% of capacity (a level it considers to be "practical capacity"), to manufacture 9,000 units at a budgeted total of 27,000 DLHs