Been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The pr asked that you review the company's costing system and "do what you can to help us get better control of our manufactur overhead costs." You find that the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest that preparing such a budg 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 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Cost Formula $16,900 $0.14 per machine-hour $38,300+ $1.30 per machine-hour $0.70 per machine-hour $94, 700+ $1.50 per machine-hour $68, 100 Actual Cost in March Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March. 2. Calculate the spending variances for March. $ 21, 360 $ 56,800 $ 13,100 $ 124, 100 $ 69,800 During March, the company worked 17,000 machine-hours and produced 11,000 units. The company had originally planne 19,000 machine-hours during March.

Been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The pr asked that you review the company's costing system and "do what you can to help us get better control of our manufactur overhead costs." You find that the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest that preparing such a budg 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 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Cost Formula $16,900 $0.14 per machine-hour $38,300+ $1.30 per machine-hour $0.70 per machine-hour $94, 700+ $1.50 per machine-hour $68, 100 Actual Cost in March Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March. 2. Calculate the spending variances for March. $ 21, 360 $ 56,800 $ 13,100 $ 124, 100 $ 69,800 During March, the company worked 17,000 machine-hours and produced 11,000 units. The company had originally planne 19,000 machine-hours during March.

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