Aureolin Company manufactures toothpaste and packs them in tubes of 250 grams. Standard variable overhead rate (SVOR) $3.90 per direct labor hour Actual variable overhead $79,721 Actual hours worked (AH) 22,290 hours Hours allowed for production (SH) 18,000 hours Determine the variable overhead spending variance.

Variable manufacturing overhead spending variance= $7,132.8 favorable

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Standard variable overhead rate (SVOR) $3.90 per direct labor hour

Actual variable overhead $79,721

Actual hours worked (AH) 22,290 hours

To calculate the variable overhead spending variance, we need to use the following formula:

Variable manufacturing overhead spending variance= (standard rate - actual rate)* actual quantity

Variable manufacturing overhead spending variance= (3.9 - 3.58)*22,290

Variable manufacturing overhead spending variance= $7,132.8 favorable

Actual rate= 79,721/22,290= $3.58