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	$4,800 + $1.90q
Utilities	$5,500 + $0.60q
Supplies	$1,600 + $0.20q
Equipment depreciation	$18,500 + $2.90q
Factory rent	$8,000
Property taxes	$2,500
Factory administration	$13,300 + $0.60q

The Production Department planned to work 4,300 labor-hours in March; however, it actually worked 4,100 labor-hours during the month. Its actual costs incurred in March are listed below:

	Actual Cost Incurred in March
Direct labor	$	68,410
Indirect labor	$	12,150
Utilities	$	8,470
Supplies	$	2,670
Equipment depreciation	$	30,390
Factory rent	$	8,400
Property taxes	$	2,500
Factory administration	$	15,110

Required:

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

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

3. Prepare the Production Department’s flexible budget performance report for March, including both the spending and activity variances.

Answer 1