QUESTION 2   Sarah Lindsay, controller for Cold Cream Company, has been instructed to develop a flexible budget for overhead costs. The company produces two types of frozen desserts: Icy and Tasty. The two desserts use common raw materials in different proportions. The company expects to produce 200,000 L of each product during the coming year. Icy requires 0.25 direct labour hours per litre, and Tasty requires 0.30. Sarah has developed the following fixed and variable costs for each of the four overhead items: Overhead Item Fixed Cost Variable Rate per DLH Maintenance $52,000 $1.20 Power   1.50 Indirect labour   79,500 4.80 Rent   54,000     Required:  (hint: Calculate the total hours need and applied it to all variable rate) A. Prepare an overhead budget for the expected activity level for the coming year.  B. Prepare an overhead budget that reflects production that is 10% higher than expected (for both products).  C. Prepare an overhead budget that reflects production that is 10% lower than expected (for both products).

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Sarah Lindsay, controller for Cold Cream Company, has been instructed to develop a flexible budget for overhead costs. The company produces two types of frozen desserts: Icy and Tasty. The two desserts use common raw materials in different proportions. The company expects to produce 200,000 L of each product during the coming year. Icy requires 0.25 direct labour hours per litre, and Tasty requires 0.30. Sarah has developed the following fixed and variable costs for each of the four overhead items:

Overhead Item

Fixed Cost

Variable Rate per DLH

Maintenance

$52,000

$1.20

Power

 

1.50

Indirect labour

  79,500

4.80

Rent

  54,000

 

 


Required:  (hint: Calculate the total hours need and applied it to all variable rate)

A.

Prepare an overhead budget for the expected activity level for the coming year. 

B.

Prepare an overhead budget that reflects production that is 10% higher than expected (for both products). 

C.

Prepare an overhead budget that reflects production that is 10% lower than expected (for both products). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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