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You have just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of
a revolutionary new garage door...
You have just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of
a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The president has
asked that you review the company’s costing system and “do what you
can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead
costs.” You find that the company has never used a flexible budget,
and you suggest that preparing such a budget would be an excellent
first step in overhead planning and control. After much effort and
analysis, you determined the following cost formulas and gathered
the following actual cost data for March:
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Cost Formula |
Actual Cost in March |
Utilities |
$16,100 plus $0.17 per machine-hour |
$ |
22,150 |
Maintenance |
$38,900 plus $1.30 per machine-hour |
$ |
65,200 |
Supplies |
$0.80 per machine-hour |
$ |
19,800 |
Indirect labor |
$94,900 plus $1.30 per machine-hour |
$ |
128,300 |
Depreciation |
$67,800 |
$ |
69,500 |
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During March, the company worked 23,000 machine-hours and
produced 17,000 units. The company had originally planned to work
25,000 machine-hours during March.
Calculate the activity variances for March. (Indicate the effect
of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for
unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input
all amounts as positive values.)
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FAB Corporation |
Activity Variances |
For the Month Ended March 31 |
Utilities |
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Maintenance |
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Supplies |
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Indirect labor |
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Depreciation |
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Total |
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Calculate the spending variances for March. (Indicate the effect
of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for
unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input
all amounts as positive values.)
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FAB Corporation |
Spending Variances |
For the Month Ended March 31 |
Utilities |
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Maintenance |
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Supplies |
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Indirect labor |
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Depreciation |
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Total |
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