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P11.51B
Prepare a flexible budget, budget report, and graph for manufacturing overhead.
(LO 2, 3) Finesse Company manufactures tablecloths. Sales have grown rapidly over the past two years. As a result, the president has installed a budgetary control system for 2020. The following data were used in developing the master manufacturing overhead budget for the ironing department. The budget is based on an activity index of direct labour hours.
Variable Costs |
Rate per Direct Labour Hour |
Annual Fixed Costs |
|
---|---|---|---|
Indirect labour |
$0.50 |
Supervision |
$45,000 |
Indirect materials |
0.75 |
Depreciation |
20,000 |
Factory utilities |
0.45 |
Insurance |
15,000 |
Factory repairs |
0.25 |
Rent |
30,000 |
The company prepared the master overhead budget on the expectation that 600,000 direct labour hours would be worked during the year. In June, 48,000 direct labour hours were worked. At that level of activity, actual costs were as follows:
Instructions
a.
Prepare a monthly flexible manufacturing overhead budget for the year ending December 31, 2020, assuming production levels range from 35,000 to 50,000 direct labour hours per month. Use increments of 5,000 direct labour hours.
Total costs: 35,000 DLH, $77,417; 50,000 DLH, $106,667
b.
Prepare a budget performance report for June, comparing actual results with budgeted data based on the flexible budget.
Budget $102,767; Actual $104,687
c.
Were costs effectively controlled? Explain.
d.
State the formula for calculating the total budgeted costs for Finesse Company.
e.
Prepare a flexible budget graph, showing total budgeted costs at 35,000 and 45,000 direct labour hours. Use increments of 5,000 direct labour hours on the horizontal axis and increments of $10,000 on the vertical axis.
a.
Finess
Company Flexible Manufacturing Overhead Budget For June 2020 |
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Activity Level ( direct labor hours ) | 35,000 | 40,000 | 45,000 | 50,000 |
Variable Costs | ||||
Indirect Labor | $ 17,500 | $ 20,000 | $ 22,500 | $ 25,000 |
Indirect Materials | 26,250 | 30,000 | 33,750 | 37,500 |
Factory Utilities | 15,750 | 18,000 | 20,250 | 22,500 |
Factory Repairs | 8,750 | 10,000 | 11,250 | 12,500 |
Total Variable Costs | $ 68,250 | 78,000 | 87,750 | 97,500 |
Fixed Costs | ||||
Supervision | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 |
Depreciation | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Insurance | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Rent | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Total Fixed Costs | $ 110,000 | $ 110,000 | $ 110,000 | $ 110,000 |
Total Manufacturing Overhead | $ 178,250 | $ 188,000 | $ 197,750 | $ 207,500 |
b.
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Company Flexible Budget Performance Report : Manufacturing Overhead For June 2020 |
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Budget | Actuals | Variance | |
Activity Level ( direct labor hours ) | 48,000 | 48,000 | |
Variable Manufacturing Overhead | |||
Indirect Labor | $ 24,000 | $ 25,440 | $ 1,440 U |
Indirect Materials | 36,000 | 33,600 | 2,400 F |
Factory Utilities | 21,600 | 22,560 | 960 U |
Factory Repairs | 12,000 | 13,920 | 1,920 U |
Total Variable Manufacturing Overhead | $ 93,600 | $ 95,520 | $ 1,920 U |
Fixed Manufacturing Overhead | |||
Supervision | $ 45,000 | $ 45,000 | None |
Depreciation | 20,000 | 20,000 | None |
Insurance | 15,000 | 15,000 | None |
Rent | 30,000 | 30,000 | None |
Total Fixed Manufacturing Overhead | $ 110,000 | $ 110,000 | None |
Total Manufacturing Overhead | $ 203,600 | $ 205,520 | $ 19,20 U |
c. No.
d. Total cost = 1.95 q + $ 110,000