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Myers Company uses a flexible budget for manufacturing overhead
based on direct labor hours. Variable manufacturing overhead costs
per direct labor hour are as follows.
| Indirect labor | $1.10 | |
| Indirect materials | 0.50 | |
| Utilities | 0.40 |
Fixed overhead costs per month are Supervision $3,900, Depreciation
$1,100, and Property Taxes $700. The company believes it will
normally operate in a range of 5,900–9,800 direct labor hours per
month.
Assume that in July 2020, Myers Company incurs the following
manufacturing overhead costs.
|
Variable Costs |
Fixed Costs |
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| Indirect labor | $9,050 | Supervision | $3,900 | |||
| Indirect materials | 4,070 | Depreciation | 1,100 | |||
| Utilities | 2,990 | Property taxes | 700 | |||
(a) Prepare a flexible budget performance report,
assuming that the company worked 8,500 direct labor hours during
the month and prepare a flexible budget performance report,
assuming that the company worked 7,800 direct labor hours during
the month.. (List variable costs before fixed
costs.)