Variable and Fixed Overhead Variances LOI, 7,8 Franklin Glass Works's production budget for the year ended November 30, 2012, was based on 200,000 units. Each unit requires two standard hours of labor for completion. Total overhead was budgeted at $900,000 for the year, and the fixed overhead rate was estimated to be $3 per unit. Both fixed and variable overhead are assigned to the product on the basis of direct labor hours. The actual data for the year ended November 30, 2012, are as follows: Production in units 198,000 Labor hours 440,000 Variable overhead $352,000 Fixed overhead $575,000