Machining Department Monthly Production Budget Wages $771.000 Utilities 72.000 Depreciation 120.000 Total $963.000 The actual amount spent and the actual units produced in the first three months in the Machining Department were as follows: Amount Units Spent Produced January $911.000 101.000 000't16s February 873.000 92.000 March 838.000 83.000 The Machining Department supervisor has been very pleased with this performance because actual expenditures for January-March have been less than the monthly static budget of $963,000. However, the plant manager believes that the budget should not remain fixed for every month but should "flex" or adjust to the volume of vork that is produced in the Machining Department. Additional budget information for the Machining Department is as follows: Wages per hour $14.00 Utility cost per direct labor hour $1.30 Direct labor hours per unit 0.50 Planned monthly unit production 110.000 a. Prepare a flexible budget for the actual units produced for January, February, and March in the Machining Department. Assume that depreciation is a fixed cost. If required, use per unit amounts carried out to two decimal places. Celtic Company-Machining Department Flexible Production Budget For the Three Months Ending March 31 January February March Units of production Wages Utilities Depreciation Total b. Compare the flexible budget vith the actual expenditures for the first three months January February March Actual cost Total flexible budget Excess of actual cost over budget
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![Celtic Company
Machining Department
Monthly Production Budget
Wages
$771,000
Utilities
72,000
Depreciation
120,000
Total
$963,000
The actual amount spent and the actual units produced in the first three months in the Machining Department were as follows:
Amount
Units
Spent
Produced
January
$911,000
101,000
February
873,000
92,000
March
838,000
83,000
The Machining Department supervisor has been very pleased with this performance because actual expenditures for January-March have been less than the monthly static budget of $963,000. 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
$14.00
Utility cost per direct labor hour
$1.30
Direct labor hours per unit
0.50
Planned monthly unit production
110,000
a. Prepare a flexible budget for the actual units produced for January, February, and March in the Machining Department. Assume that depreciation is a fixed cost. If required, use per unit amounts carried out to two decimal places.
Celtic Company-Machining Department
Flexible Production Budget
For the Three Months Ending March 31
January February March
Units of production
Wages
Utilities
Depreciation
Total
b. Compare the flexible budget with the actual expenditures for the first three months.
January
February
March
Actual cost
Total flexible budget
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