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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 2017, 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.
(b) Prepare a flexible budget performance report, assuming that the company worked 7,800 direct labor hours during the month.