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. points After much effort and analysis, you determined the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for March: eBook Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Cost Formula $16,908 + $0.12 per machine-hour $38,900 + $1.88 per machine-hour $0.50 per machine-hour $94,200 + $1.29 per machine-hour $67,600 Actual Cost in March $ 21,340 $ 72, 380 $ 19.800 $121.580 $ 69, 30e Print 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. Requlred: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March. 2. Calculate the spending variances for March. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the activity variances for March. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) FAB Corporation Activity Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total Required 1 Required 2 >

Answer 1

1
	Planning budget	Flexible budget	Activity variances
Utilities	19540	19300	240	F
Maintenance	78500	74900	3600	F
Supplies	11000	10000	1000	F
Indirect labor	120600	118200	2400	F
Depreciation	67600	67600	0	None
Total	297240	290000	7240	F
2
	Actual cost	Flexible budget	Spending variances
Utilities	21340	19300	2040	U
Maintenance	72300	74900	2600	F
Supplies	10800	10000	800	U
Indirect labor	121500	118200	3300	U
Depreciation	69300	67600	1700	U
Total	295240	290000	5240	U