The management of Clean Energy Manufacturing is analyzing variable overhead variances for the fiscal period just ended. The flexible budget called for $$105,600$ in variable overhead but actual variable overhead was $$120,000.$ In computing the overhead variances, Clean$$s management discovered that it had used $48,000$ pounds of direct material, rather than the budgeted amount of $52,800$ pounds. $($Pounds of direct material is the single overhead driver of variable overhead$).$ The standard variable overhead rate per pound of direct material is $$2\mathrm{.}00.$ The management of Clean Energy Manufacturing is analyzing variable overhead variances for the fiscal period just ended. The flexible budget called for $$105,600$ in variable overhead but actual variable overhead

was $$120,000.$ In computing the overhead variances, Clean's management discovered that it had used $48,000$ pounds of direct material, rather than the budgeted amount of $52,800$ pounds. $($Pounds of direct

material is the single overhead driver of variable overhead$).$ The standard variable overhead rate per pound of direct material is $$2\mathrm{.}00.$

What is Clean's variable overhead spending variance?

Select one:

a$.$ $$24,000(F)$

b$.$ $$96,000($U$)$

c$.$ $$43,200($U$)$

d$.$ $$24,000($U$)$

What is Clean's variable overhead spending variance?

Select one:

a$.$

$$24,000($F$)$

b$.$

$$96,000($U$)$

c$.$

$$43,200($U$)$

d$.$

$$24,000($U$)$