Practice 1: a) What is meant by the term flexible budget? What role do flexible budgets play in evaluating performance? 1. The cost accountant for Bradley, Inc., prepared the following monthly performance report relating to the Finishing Department: Budgeted Production Actual Production (6,000 Units) (6,500 Units) $99,600 55,200 9,000 64,200 Direct materials used. Direct labor Varable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead $90,000 48,000 6,000 66,000 b) What would the flexible budget amounts be for each of the following: a. Direct materials b. Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead c. c) Compute the variances to the flexible budget amounts at the 6,500 unit level for the following (and indicate whether the variances are favorable (F) or unfavorable (U) a. Direct materials b. Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead c. d) Suppose you are a manager reviewing these variances and you learn that your labor variance consists of a rate variance in one direction, greatly offset by an efficiency variance in the opposite direction resulting in the variance you calculated in e)b. above. What would you be looking at to try to explain these variances? Please mention at least one potential, if not probable, explanation for the variances you've observed for labor

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please address parts B, C, D 

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a) What is meant by the term flexible budget? What role do flexible budgets play in evaluating performance?

The cost accountant for Bradley, Inc., prepared the following monthly performance report relating to the Finishing Department:

                                                     Budgeted Production     Actual Production

number units:                                   6000 units                    6500 units

Direct materials:                               $90,000                        $99,600

Direct labor:                                     $48,000                         $55,200

Variable Manufacturing Overhead:  $6,000                          $9,000

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead:      $66,000                        $64,200

 

 

  1. What would the flexible budget amounts be for each of the following:
    1. Direct materials
    2. Direct labor
    3. Variable manufacturing overhead

 

  1. Compute the variances to the flexible budget amounts at the 6,500 unit level for the following (and indicate whether the variances are favorable (F) or unfavorable (U):
    1. Direct materials
    2. Direct labor
    3. Variable manufacturing overhead

 

  1. Suppose you are a manager reviewing these variances and you learn that your labor variance consists of a rate variance in one direction, greatly offset by an efficiency variance in the opposite direction resulting in the variance you calculated in c)b. above. What would you be looking at to try to explain these variances?  Please mention at least one potential, if not probable, explanation for the variances you’ve observed for labor.
Practice 1:
a) What is meant by the term flexible budget? What role do flexible budgets play in
evaluating performance?
1.
The cost accountant for Bradley, Inc., prepared the following monthly performance report
relating to the Finishing Department:
Budgeted
Production
Actual
Production
(6,000 Units) (6,500 Units)
$99,600
55,200
9,000
64,200
Direct materials used.
Direct labor
Varable manufacturing overhead
Fixed manufacturing overhead
$90,000
48,000
6,000
66,000
b) What would the flexible budget amounts be for each of the following:
a. Direct materials
b. Direct labor
Variable manufacturing overhead
c.
c) Compute the variances to the flexible budget amounts at the 6,500 unit level for
the following (and indicate whether the variances are favorable (F) or unfavorable
(U)
a. Direct materials
b. Direct labor
Variable manufacturing overhead
c.
d) Suppose you are a manager reviewing these variances and you learn that your
labor variance consists of a rate variance in one direction, greatly offset by an
efficiency variance in the opposite direction resulting in the variance you
calculated in e)b. above. What would you be looking at to try to explain these
variances? Please mention at least one potential, if not probable, explanation for
the variances you've observed for labor
Transcribed Image Text:Practice 1: a) What is meant by the term flexible budget? What role do flexible budgets play in evaluating performance? 1. The cost accountant for Bradley, Inc., prepared the following monthly performance report relating to the Finishing Department: Budgeted Production Actual Production (6,000 Units) (6,500 Units) $99,600 55,200 9,000 64,200 Direct materials used. Direct labor Varable manufacturing overhead Fixed manufacturing overhead $90,000 48,000 6,000 66,000 b) What would the flexible budget amounts be for each of the following: a. Direct materials b. Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead c. c) Compute the variances to the flexible budget amounts at the 6,500 unit level for the following (and indicate whether the variances are favorable (F) or unfavorable (U) a. Direct materials b. Direct labor Variable manufacturing overhead c. d) Suppose you are a manager reviewing these variances and you learn that your labor variance consists of a rate variance in one direction, greatly offset by an efficiency variance in the opposite direction resulting in the variance you calculated in e)b. above. What would you be looking at to try to explain these variances? Please mention at least one potential, if not probable, explanation for the variances you've observed for labor
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