D Frank Weston, supervisor of the Freemont Corporation's Machining Department, was upset after being reprimanded for his department's poor performance over the prior month. The department's cost control report is given below: Freemont Corporation-Machining Department Cost Control Report For the Month Ended June 30 Actual Results 42,000 Planning Budget 40,000 Machine-hours Direct labor wages Supplies Maintenance ok Utilities Supervision Depreciation nices Total Variances $ 81,800 $ 79,600 $ 2,200 U 25,300 23,200 2,100 U 24,300 21,700 2,600 U 22,000 20,300 1,700 U 49,000 49,000 83,000 83,000 $ 285,400 $ 276,800 $ 8,600 U "I just can't understand all of these unfavorable variances." Weston complained to the supervisor of another department. "When the boss called me in, I thought he was going to give me a pat on the back because I know my department worked more efficiently last month than ever before. Instead, he tore me apart. I thought for a minute it might be over the supplies that were stolen out of our warehouse last month. But they only amounted to a couple of hundred dollars, and just look at this report. Everything is unfavorable." Direct labor wages and supplies are variable costs; supervision and depreciation are fixed costs; and maintenance and utilities are mixed costs. The fixed component of the budgeted maintenance cost is $15,300; the fixed component of the budgeted utilities cost is $13,600. Required: 2. Complete the performance report that will help Mr. Weston's superiors assess how well costs were controlled in the machining department. Note: Do not round your Intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each varlance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (l.e., zero varlance). Input all amounts as positive values. Freemont Corporation-Machining Department Actual Results Flexible Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended June 30 Revenue and Spending Flexible Variances Budget Activity Variances Planning Budget Machine-hours 42.000 40.000 Direct labor wages 81.800 S 79.600 Supplies 25.300 23.200 Maintenance 24.300 21,700 Utilities 22.000 20,300 Supervision 49.000 49,000 Depreciation 83.000 83.000 Total $ 285.400 S 276,800

D Frank Weston, supervisor of the Freemont Corporation's Machining Department, was upset after being reprimanded for his department's poor performance over the prior month. The department's cost control report is given below: Freemont Corporation-Machining Department Cost Control Report For the Month Ended June 30 Actual Results 42,000 Planning Budget 40,000 Machine-hours Direct labor wages Supplies Maintenance ok Utilities Supervision Depreciation nices Total Variances $ 81,800 $ 79,600 $ 2,200 U 25,300 23,200 2,100 U 24,300 21,700 2,600 U 22,000 20,300 1,700 U 49,000 49,000 83,000 83,000 $ 285,400 $ 276,800 $ 8,600 U "I just can't understand all of these unfavorable variances." Weston complained to the supervisor of another department. "When the boss called me in, I thought he was going to give me a pat on the back because I know my department worked more efficiently last month than ever before. Instead, he tore me apart. I thought for a minute it might be over the supplies that were stolen out of our warehouse last month. But they only amounted to a couple of hundred dollars, and just look at this report. Everything is unfavorable." Direct labor wages and supplies are variable costs; supervision and depreciation are fixed costs; and maintenance and utilities are mixed costs. The fixed component of the budgeted maintenance cost is $15,300; the fixed component of the budgeted utilities cost is $13,600. Required: 2. Complete the performance report that will help Mr. Weston's superiors assess how well costs were controlled in the machining department. Note: Do not round your Intermediate calculations. Indicate the effect of each varlance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (l.e., zero varlance). Input all amounts as positive values. Freemont Corporation-Machining Department Actual Results Flexible Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended June 30 Revenue and Spending Flexible Variances Budget Activity Variances Planning Budget Machine-hours 42.000 40.000 Direct labor wages 81.800 S 79.600 Supplies 25.300 23.200 Maintenance 24.300 21,700 Utilities 22.000 20,300 Supervision 49.000 49,000 Depreciation 83.000 83.000 Total $ 285.400 S 276,800

Principles of Cost Accounting

17th Edition

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Author:Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell

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Chapter4: Accounting For Factory Overhead

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