Exam BA2 Topic 1 Question 266 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIMA's BA2 exam
Question #: 266
Topic #: 1
Refer to the exhibit.

SP, a manufacturing company, uses a standard costing system. The standard variable production overhead cost is based on the following budgeted figures for the year:
During the month of September, 5,300 actual hours were worked and 5,600 standard hours of output were produced. Total variable production overhead costs in September were $8,600.
What was the variable production overhead expenditure variance in September?

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by Zebulon at May 11, 2026, 12:55 AM

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