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Acme Company’s production budget for August is 19,500 units and includes the following component unit costs: direct materials, $8.00; direct labor, $12.00; variable overhead, $6.00. Budgeted fixed overhead is $52,000. Actual production in August was 21,450 units.
Required:
Prepare a flexible budget that would be used to compare against actual production costs for August. (Round "Cost per unit" to 2 decimal places.)
Solution:
Acme Company | |
Flexible Budget | |
For August | |
Production in Units | 21450 |
Direct materials (241400/34000*35600) | $1,71,600 |
Direct Labor (207400/34000*35600) | $2,57,400 |
Variable Overhead (51000/34000*35600) | $1,28,700 |
Total variable costs | $5,57,700 |
Fixed overhead | $52,000 |
Total manufacturing Costs | $6,09,700 |