Question

Packaging Solutions Corporation manufactures and sells a wide variety of packaging products. Performance reports are prepared monthly for each department. The planning budget and flexible budget for the Production Department are based on the following formulas, where q is the number of labor-hours worked in a month:

	Cost Formulas
Direct labor	$16.30q
Indirect labor	$4,300 + $1.30q
Utilities	$5,700 + $0.90q
Supplies	$1,500 + $0.30q
Equipment depreciation	$18,200 + $2.60q
Factory rent	$8,600
Property taxes	$2,800
Factory administration	$13,200 + $0.80q

The Production Department planned to work 4,100 labor-hours in March; however, it actually worked 3,900 labor-hours during the month. Its actual costs incurred in March are listed below:

	Actual Cost Incurred in March
Direct labor	$	65,150
Indirect labor	$	8,810
Utilities	$	9,780
Supplies	$	2,940
Equipment depreciation	$	28,340
Factory rent	$	9,000
Property taxes	$	2,800
Factory administration	$	15,710

Required:

1. Prepare the Production Department’s planning budget for the month.

2. Prepare the Production Department’s flexible budget for the month.

3. Calculate the spending variances for all expense items.

Answer 1