Aymond Electronics Corporation has a standard cost system in which it applies manufacturing overheas to products on the basis of standard machine-hours(MHs). The company had budgeted its fixed manufacturing overhead cost at $42,700 for the month and its level of activity at 2,000 MHs. The actual total fixed manufacturing overhead was $44,100 for the month and the actual level of activity was 1,800 MHs.
Q: What was the fixed manufacturing overhead budget variance for the month to the nearest dollar?