Answer:
$600 unfavorable
Explanation:
The budgeted cost of producing 14,000 units at $5.50 per unit and with fixed costs of $19,400 is:
[tex]B = 14,000*5.50 + 19,400\\B= \$96,400[/tex]
The variance is given by subtracting the budgeted cost by the actual cost ($97,000):
[tex]V= \$96,400 - \$97,000\\V= -\$600[/tex]
Since the variance is negative, the variance is unfavorable