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Waterways
Waterways Corporation is continuing its budget preparations. Waterways had the following static budget and actual overhead for March. (Refer to Waterways 9 if you are uncertain about variable versus fixed costs.)
Waterways Corporation Waterways Corporation
Manufacturing Overhead Budget Manufacturing Overhead Costs (Actual)
(Static) For the Month of March For the Month of March
| 
 Budgeted Production (Units)  | 
 118,000  | 
 Production in units  | 
 118,500  | 
|
| 
 Indirect materials  | 
 $ 5,900  | 
 Indirect materials  | 
 $ 5,910  | 
|
| 
 Indirect labor  | 
 14,160  | 
 Indirect labor  | 
 14,195  | 
|
| 
 Utilities  | 
 11,800  | 
 Utilities  | 
 11,880  | 
|
| 
 Maintenance  | 
 8,260  | 
 Maintenance  | 
 8,275  | 
|
| 
 Salaries  | 
 42,000  | 
 Salaries  | 
 42,100  | 
|
| 
 Depreciation  | 
 16,800  | 
 Depreciation  | 
 16,800  | 
|
| 
 Property taxes  | 
 3,000  | 
 Property taxes  | 
 3,000  | 
|
| 
 Insurance  | 
 1,200  | 
 Insurance  | 
 1,200  | 
|
| 
 Janitorial  | 
 1,500  | 
 Janitorial  | 
 1,650  | 
|
| 
 Total budgeted costs  | 
 $104,620  | 
 Total costs  | 
 $105,010  | 
Waterways produced 118,500 units in March rather than the budgeted number of units.
Instructions:
a. Prepare a flexible budget overhead budget based on the following amounts produced.
(1) 115,000 units
(2) 116,000 units
(3) 117,000 units
(4) 118,000 units
(5) 119,000 units
b. Prepare a flexible budget performance report showing the differences (favorable and unfavorable) in manufacturing overhead costs for the month of March.
c. Prepare a responsibility report for the manufacturing overhead for March assuming only variable costs are controllable.
| a) Water Way Corporation | |||||||
| Manufacturing Overhead Flexible Budget | |||||||
| Prodution Unit | |||||||
| Production in Unit | Per Unit Cost | 118000 | 115000 | 116000 | 117000 | 118500 | 119000 | 
| Variable Cost | |||||||
| Indirect Materal | $0.05 | $5,900 | $5,750 | $5,800 | $5,850 | $5,925 | $5,950 | 
| Indirect Labour | $0.12 | $14,160 | $13,800 | $13,920 | $14,040 | $14,220 | $14,280 | 
| Utilities | $0.10 | $11,800 | $11,500 | $11,600 | $11,700 | $11,850 | $11,900 | 
| Maintainance | $0.07 | $8,260 | $8,050 | $8,120 | $8,190 | $8,295 | $8,330 | 
| Fixed Cost | |||||||
| Salaries | $42,100 | $42,100 | $42,100 | $42,100 | $42,100 | $42,100 | |
| Depreciation | $16,800 | $16,800 | $16,800 | $16,800 | $16,800 | $16,800 | |
| Property Tax | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 | |
| Insurance | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | |
| Janitorial | $1,650 | $1,650 | $1,650 | $1,650 | $1,650 | $1,650 | |
| Total Budgeted Cost | $1,04,870 | $1,03,850 | $1,04,190 | $1,04,530 | $1,05,040 | $1,05,210 | |
| b) Water Way Corporation | |||||
| Manufacturing Overhead Flexible Budget Report | |||||
| Budget | Actual | Difference | |||
| Production in Unit | 118500 | 118500 | |||
| Variable Cost | |||||
| Indirect Materal | $5,925 | $5,910 | $15 | F | |
| Indirect Labour | $14,220 | $14,195 | $25 | F | |
| Utilities | $11,850 | $11,880 | -$30 | U | |
| Maintainance | $8,295 | $8,275 | $20 | F | |
| Fixed Cost | |||||
| Salaries | $42,100 | $42,100 | $0 | ||
| Depreciation | $16,800 | $16,800 | $0 | ||
| Property Tax | $3,000 | $3,000 | $0 | ||
| Insurance | $1,200 | $1,200 | $0 | ||
| Janitorial | $1,650 | $1,650 | $0 | ||
| Total Budgeted Cost | $1,05,040 | $1,05,010 | $30 | F | |
| Waterway Corporation | ||||
| Responsibility Report | ||||
| Manufacturing Overhead | ||||
| Controllable Cost | Budget | Actual | Difference | |
| Indirect Materal | $5,925 | $5,910 | $15 | F | 
| Indirect Labour | $14,220 | $14,195 | $25 | F | 
| Utilities | $11,850 | $11,880 | -$30 | U | 
| Maintainance | $8,295 | $8,275 | $20 | F | 
| $40,290 | $40,260 | $30 | F | |