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Exercise 22-10 Chubbs Inc.’s manufacturing overhead budget for the first quarter of 2017 contained the following data. Variable Costs Fixed Costs Indirect materials $11,300 Supervisory salaries $37,000 Indirect labor 10,800 Depreciation 6,000 Utilities 7,200 Property taxes and insurance 7,400 Maintenance 5,900 Maintenance 5,000 Actual variable costs were indirect materials $14,600, indirect labor $9,400, utilities $9,600, and maintenance $5,100. Actual fixed costs equaled budgeted costs except for property taxes and insurance, which were $8,700. The actual activity level equaled the budgeted level. All costs are considered controllable by the production department manager except for depreciation, and property taxes and insurance. (a) Prepare a manufacturing overhead flexible budget report for the first quarter. (List variable costs before fixed costs.) CHUBBS INC. Manufacturing Overhead Flexible Budget Report For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2017 Difference Budget Actual Favorable Unfavorable Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable $ $ $ $ $ $ (b) Prepare a responsibility report for the first quarter. CHUBBS INC. Manufacturing Overhead Responsibility Report For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2017 Difference Controllable Costs Budget Actual Favorable Unfavorable Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable $ $ $ $ $ $ Click if you would like to Show Work for this question:

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Part a
CHUBBS INC.
Manufacturing Overhead Flexible Budget Report
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2017
		Budget	Actual	Variance
Variable costs
Indirect materials		$ 11,300	$ 14,600	$              3,300	U
Indirect labor		$ 10,800	$    9,400	$              1,400	F
Utilities		$    7,200	$    9,600	$              2,400	U
Maintenance		$    5,900	$    5,100	$                 800	F
Total variable costs		$ 35,200	$ 38,700	$              3,500	U
Fixed costs
Supervisory salaries		$ 37,000	$ 37,000	$                    -	None
Depreciation		$    6,000	$    6,000	$                    -	None
Property taxes and insurance		$    7,400	$    8,700	$              1,300	U
Maintenance		$    5,000	$    5,000	$                    -	None
Total fixed costs		$ 55,400	$ 56,700	$              1,300	U
Total costs		$ 90,600	$ 95,400	$              4,800	U
Part b
CHUBBS INC.
Manufacturing Overhead Responsibility Report
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2017
Controllable Costs		Budget	Actual	Variance
Indirect materials		$ 11,300	$ 14,600	$              3,300	U
Indirect labor		$ 10,800	$    9,400	$              1,400	F
Utilities		$    7,200	$    9,600	$              2,400	U
Maintenance (Including Fixed)		$ 10,900	$ 10,100	$                 800	F
Supervisory salaries		$ 37,000	$ 37,000	$                    -	None
Total		$ 77,200	$ 80,700	$              3,500	U