The management of Clean Energy Manufacturing is analyzing variable overhesd variances for the fiscal period just ended. The fexible budget called for $176,000 in variable overhead but actual variable overhead was 3200,000 . In computing the overhead variances, Cleans management discovered that it had used 80,000 pounds of direct materiat, rather than the budgeted amount of 88,000 pounds. (Pounds of direct materiat is the single overtiead driver of variable overhead). The standard variable overtiead rate per pound of direct material is $200. What is Cleans variable overhe ad spending variance? 5elect one a. $160,000 (U) b. 572,000 (U) c. 540,000 (F) d. $40,000 (v)