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Waterways Corporation is continuing its budget preparations. Waterways had the following static budget and actual overhead for March. (Refer to Waterways 9 if you are uncertain about variable versus fixed costs.)

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Manufacturing Overhead Budget Manufacturing Overhead Costs (Actual)

(Static) For the Month of March For the Month of March

Budgeted Production (Units)

118,000

Production in units

118,500

Indirect materials

$ 5,900

Indirect materials

$ 5,910

Indirect labor

14,160

Indirect labor

14,195

Utilities

11,800

Utilities

11,880

Maintenance

8,260

Maintenance

8,275

Salaries

42,000

Salaries

42,100

Depreciation

16,800

Depreciation

16,800

Property taxes

3,000

Property taxes

3,000

Insurance

1,200

Insurance

1,200

Janitorial

1,500

Janitorial

1,650

Total budgeted costs

$104,620

Total costs

$105,010

Waterways produced 118,500 units in March rather than the budgeted number of units.

Instructions:

a. Prepare a flexible budget overhead budget based on the following amounts produced.

            (1) 115,000 units

            (2) 116,000 units

            (3) 117,000 units

            (4) 118,000 units

            (5) 119,000 units

b. Prepare a flexible budget performance report showing the differences (favorable and unfavorable) in manufacturing overhead costs for the month of March.

c. Prepare a responsibility report for the manufacturing overhead for March assuming only variable costs are controllable.

Budgeted Production (Units)

118,000

Production in units

118,500

Indirect materials

$ 5,900

Indirect materials

$ 5,910

Indirect labor

14,160

Indirect labor

14,195

Utilities

11,800

Utilities

11,880

Maintenance

8,260

Maintenance

8,275

Salaries

42,000

Salaries

42,100

Depreciation

16,800

Depreciation

16,800

Property taxes

3,000

Property taxes

3,000

Insurance

1,200

Insurance

1,200

Janitorial

1,500

Janitorial

1,650

Total budgeted costs

$104,620

Total costs

$105,010

Explanation / Answer

a) Water Way Corporation Manufacturing Overhead Flexible Budget Prodution Unit Production in Unit Per Unit Cost 118000 115000 116000 117000 118500 119000 Variable Cost Indirect Materal $0.05 $5,900 $5,750 $5,800 $5,850 $5,925 $5,950 Indirect Labour $0.12 $14,160 $13,800 $13,920 $14,040 $14,220 $14,280 Utilities $0.10 $11,800 $11,500 $11,600 $11,700 $11,850 $11,900 Maintainance $0.07 $8,260 $8,050 $8,120 $8,190 $8,295 $8,330 Fixed Cost Salaries $42,100 $42,100 $42,100 $42,100 $42,100 $42,100 Depreciation $16,800 $16,800 $16,800 $16,800 $16,800 $16,800 Property Tax $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 Insurance $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 Janitorial $1,650 $1,650 $1,650 $1,650 $1,650 $1,650 Total Budgeted Cost $1,04,870 $1,03,850 $1,04,190 $1,04,530 $1,05,040 $1,05,210 b) Water Way Corporation Manufacturing Overhead Flexible Budget Report Budget Actual Difference Production in Unit 118500 118500 Variable Cost Indirect Materal $5,925 $5,910 $15 F Indirect Labour $14,220 $14,195 $25 F Utilities $11,850 $11,880 -$30 U Maintainance $8,295 $8,275 $20 F Fixed Cost Salaries $42,100 $42,100 $0 Depreciation $16,800 $16,800 $0 Property Tax $3,000 $3,000 $0 Insurance $1,200 $1,200 $0 Janitorial $1,650 $1,650 $0 Total Budgeted Cost $1,05,040 $1,05,010 $30 F Waterway Corporation Responsibility Report Manufacturing Overhead Controllable Cost Budget Actual Difference Indirect Materal $5,925 $5,910 $15 F Indirect Labour $14,220 $14,195 $25 F Utilities $11,850 $11,880 -$30 U Maintainance $8,295 $8,275 $20 F $40,290 $40,260 $30 F