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Question - You have just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The president has asked that you review the company's costing system and "do what you can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead costs." You find that the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest that preparing such a budget would be an excellent first step in overhead planning and control.
After much effort and analysis, you determined the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for March:
Cost Formula Actual Cost in March Utilities $16,000 + $0.15 per machine-hour $21,100
Maintenance $38,200 + $1.50 per machine-hour $65,000
Supplies $0.60 per machine-hour $13,000
Indirect labor $94,300 + $1.30 per machine-hour $123,800
Depreciation $68,500 $70,200
During March, the company worked 20,000 machine-hours and produced 14,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 22,000 machine-hours during March.
Required -
1. Prepare a flexible budget for March.
2. Prepare a report showing the spending variances for March.
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