Question

1. Static Budget versus A budget that adjusts for varying rates of activity.Flexible Budget

   The production supervisor of the Machining Department for Niland Company agreed to the following monthly static budget for the upcoming year:

   Niland Company Machining Department Monthly Production Budget
   Wages	$811,000
   Utilities	61,000
   Depreciation	101,000
   Total	$973,000

   The actual amount spent and the actual units produced in the first three months in the Machining Department were as follows:

   	Amount Spent		Units Produced
   January	$919,000		93,000
   February	873,000		84,000
   March	838,000		76,000

   The Machining Department supervisor has been very pleased with this performance because actual expenditures for January–March have been significantly less than the monthly static An accounting device used to plan and control resources of operational departments and divisions.budget of 973,000. However, the plant manager believes that the budget should not remain fixed for every month but should “flex” or adjust to the volume of work that is produced in the Machining Department. Additional budget information for the Machining Department is as follows:

   Wages per hour	$16
   Utility cost per direct labor hour	$1.2
   Direct labor hours per unit	0.5
   Planned monthly unit production	101,000

   a. Prepare a flexible budget for the actual units produced for January, February, and March in the Machining Department. Assume depreciation is a fixed cost. If required, use per unit amounts carried out to two decimal places.

   Niland Company
   Machining Department Budget
   For the Three Months Ending March 31
   	January	February	March
   Units of production	93,000	84,000	76,000
   Advertising Rent Research and development Supplies Wages	$	$	$
   Advertising Rent Research and development Supplies Utilities
   Advertising Depreciation Rent Research and development Supplies
   Total	$	$	$
   Supporting calculations:
   Units of production	93,000	84,000	76,000
   Hours per unit	x	x	x
   Total hours of production
   Wages per hour	x $	x $	x $
   Total wages	$	$	$
   Total hours of production
   Utility costs per hour	x $	x $	x $
   Total utilities	$	$	$

   Feedback

   b. Compare the flexible budget with the actual expenditures for the first three months.

   	January	February	March
   Total flexible budget	$	$	$
   Actual cost
   Excess of actual cost over budget	$	$	$

   What does this comparison suggest?

   The Machining Department has performed better than originally thought.	Yes No
   The department is spending more than would be expected.	Yes No

   Feedback

   Feedback

Loading item

There was an error loading this item. If this continues to occur, please contact Technical Support.

Check My Work

• Previous
• Next

• 100% Correct
• Partially Correct
• Incorrect
• Needs Instructor Grading

Basic Calculatorclose

0

UseEntBSBSpCEHomCEnd

789+

456-

123*

0.=/

Answer 1

			Jan	Feb	March
units of production			93,000	84,000	76,000
Wages			744000	672000	608000
Utilities			55800	50400	45600
Depreciation			101,000	101,000	101,000
total			900800	823400	754600
supporting calculations:
units of production			93,000	84,000	76,000
hours per unit			0.5	0.5	0.5
total hours of production			46500	42000	38000
Wages per hour			16	16	16
total wages			744000	672000	608000
total hours of production			46500	42000	38000
utility costs per hour			1.2	1.2	1.2
total utility			55800	50400	45600
b)			January	Feburary	March
Total Flexible Budget			900800	823400	754600
Actual cost			919,000	873,000	838,000
Excess of actual cost over budget			18,200	49,600	83,400
performed better than orginally thought					NO
Department is spending more					YES