Packaging Solutions Corporation manufactures and sells a wide variety of packaging products. Performance-reports are prepared monthly for each department. The planning budget and flexible budget for the Production Department are based on the following formulas, where q is the number of labor-hours worked in a month: Cost Formulas Direct labor Indirect labor Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration $15.80g $8,200 + $1.60q $6,400 + $0.80q $1,100 + $0.40q $23,000 + $3.70g $৪,400 $2,100 $11,700 + $1.90q The Production Department planned to work 8,000 labor-hours in March; however, it actually worked 8,400 labor-hours during the month. Its actual costs incurred in March are listed below: Actual Cost Incurred in March Direct labor $ 134,730 $ 19,860 $ 14,570 $ 4,980 $ 54,080 $ 8,700 $ 2,100 $ 26,470 Indirect labor Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration Required: 1. Prepare the Production Department's planning budget for the month. 2. Prepare the Production Department's flexible budget for the month. 3. Calculate the spending variances for all expense items.
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#### Table Title
- **Packaging Solutions Corporation**
- **Spending Variances**
- **For the Month Ended March 31**
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1. **Labor-hours**
- **Actual Results:** 8,400
- **Flexible Budget:** 8,000
2. **Direct Labor**
- **Actual Results:** $134,730
- **Spending Variance:** $6,300 **U** (Unfavorable)
- **Flexible Budget:** $126,400
3. **Indirect Labor**
- **Actual Results:** $19,860
- **Spending Variance:** $1,140 **F** (Favorable)
- **Flexible Budget:** $21,000
4. **Utilities**
- **Actual Results:** $14,570
- **Spending Variance:** $1,770 **U** (Unfavorable)
- **Flexible Budget:** $12,800
5. **Supplies**
- **Actual Results:** $4,540
- **Spending Variance:** $240 **U** (Unfavorable)
- **Flexible Budget:** $4,300
6. **Equipment Depreciation**
- **Actual Results:** $54,080
- **Spending Variance:** $1,480 **U** (Unfavorable)
- **Flexible Budget:** $52,600
7. **Factory Rent**
- **Actual Results:** $8,700
- **Spending Variance:** $0 (No Variance)
- **Flexible Budget:** $8,400
8. **Property Taxes**
- **Actual Results:** $2,100
- **Spending Variance:** $0 (No Variance)
- **Flexible Budget:** $2,100
9. **Factory Administration**
- **Actual Results:** $26,470
- **Spending Variance:** $440 **F** (Favorable)
- **Flexible Budget:** $26,900
- **Total Expense**
- **Actual Results:** $265,490
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![**Exercise 9-16 (Static) Flexible Budgets in a Cost Center [LO9-1, LO9-2]**
Packaging Solutions Corporation manufactures and sells a wide variety of packaging products. Performance reports are prepared monthly for each department. The planning budget and flexible budget for the Production Department are based on the following formulas, where q is the number of labor-hours worked in a month:
| Cost Item | Cost Formulas |
|----------------------------|---------------------|
| Direct labor | $8.20q |
| Indirect labor | $8,200 + $1.80q |
| Utilities | $1,400 + $0.90q |
| Supplies | $3.00q |
| Equipment depreciation | $23,000 + $0.40q |
| Factory rent | $7,800 |
| Property taxes | $4,700 |
| Factory administration | $11,700 + $2.10q |
The Production Department planned to work 8,000 labor-hours in March; however, it actually worked 8,400 labor-hours during the month. Its actual costs incurred in March are listed below:
| Cost Item | Actual Cost Incurred in March |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Direct labor | $134,730 |
| Indirect labor | $19,860 |
| Utilities | $9,580 |
| Supplies | $14,870 |
| Equipment depreciation | $26,700 |
| Factory rent | $7,800 |
| Property taxes | $4,700 |
| Factory administration | $28,710 |
**Required:**
1. Prepare the Production Department's planning budget for the month.
2. Prepare the Production Department’s flexible budget for the month.
3. Calculate the spending variances for each expense item.
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