Budget Performance Report Salisbury Bottle Company manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows: Standard Cost per 100 Two-Liter Cost Category Direct labor Direct materials Factory overhead Total At the beginning of March, Salisbury's management planned to produce 500,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for March was 525,000 bottles. The actual costs for March of the current year were as follows: Actual Cost for the Month Ended March 31 Cost Category Direct labor Direct materials Factory overhead Total Bottles $1.20 6.50 1.80 $9.50 Manufacturing costs: Direct labor Direct materials Factory overhead Total a. Prepare the March manufacturing standard cost budget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) for Salisbury, assuming planned production. Salisbury Bottle Company Manufacturing Cost Budget For the Month Ended March 31 $6,550 33,800 9,100 $49,450 Standard Cost at Planned Volume (500,000 Bottles) 10000
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![**Budget Performance Report**
Salisbury Bottle Company manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows:
**Standard Cost**
Cost Category per 100 Two-Liter Bottles
- Direct labor: $1.20
- Direct materials: $6.50
- Factory overhead: $1.80
- Total: $9.50
At the beginning of March, Salisbury’s management planned to produce 500,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for March was 525,000 bottles. The actual costs for March of the current year were as follows:
**Actual Cost for the Month Ended March 31**
Cost Category
- Direct labor: $6,550
- Direct materials: $33,800
- Factory overhead: $9,100
- Total: $49,450
a. Prepare the March manufacturing standard cost budget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) for Salisbury, assuming planned production.
**Salisbury Bottle Company Manufacturing Cost Budget For the Month Ended March 31**
Standard Cost at Planned Volume (500,000 Bottles)
Manufacturing costs:
- Direct labor: [$]
- Direct materials: [$]
- Factory overhead: [$]
- Total: [$]](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F034c8dbf-c1e3-4fe7-a5c2-11d6cef5d635%2Fc5e6eaab-1a88-4bd1-a77c-8aedc1f0a68d%2Fec014wk_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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**Budget Performance Report Explanation**
**Salisbury Bottle Company**
**Manufacturing Costs-Budget Performance Report**
**For the Month Ended March 31**
This report is designed to illustrate the budget performance for manufacturing costs, focusing on direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead.
**Table Overview:**
| **Costs** | **Actual Costs** | **Standard Cost at Actual Volume (525,000 Bottles)** | **Cost Variance- (Favorable) Unfavorable** |
|--------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| **Manufacturing Costs:** | | | |
| Direct labor | $ | $ | $ |
| Direct materials | $ | $ | $ |
| Factory overhead | $ | $ | $ |
| **Total manufacturing cost** | $ | $ | $ |
**Instructions:**
- **Cost Variances:** Calculate the total cost variances for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for the month of March.
- **Variance Entry:** Enter a favorable variance as a negative number (using a minus sign), while an unfavorable variance should be a positive number.
**Conclusion:**
c. The Company's actual costs were $425 [fill in: more/less] than budgeted. This [fill in: overage/underage] occurred because direct materials and factory overhead cost variances more than offset a small [fill in: favorable/unfavorable] direct labor cost variance.
Through this exercise, students should gain an understanding of how to assess cost variances effectively and interpret budget performance.
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