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Flexible Budget Application The cutting department of Liberty Manufacturing Comp

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Question

Flexible Budget Application
The cutting department of Liberty Manufacturing Company operated during September 2016 with the following manufacturing overhead cost budget based on 6,000 hours of monthly productive capacity:

The cutting department was operated for 5,580 hours during September and incurred the following manufacturing overhead costs:

Using a flexible budgeting approach, prepare a performance report for the cutting department for September 2016, comparing actual overhead costs with budgeted overhead costs for 5,580 hours. Separate overhead costs into variable and fixed components and show the amounts of any variances between actual and budgeted amounts.

Do not use negative signs with your answers below.
Do not round until your final answer. Round answers to nearest whole number, if applicable.
Select either U for Unfavorable or F for Favorable using the drop down box next to each of your variance answers.

Budget

(5,580 hours)

Liberty Manufacturing Company
Cutting Department
Overhead Budget (6,000 Hours)
For the Month of September 2016 Variable costs:    Factory supplies $48,000    Indirect labor 72,000    Utilities (usage charge) 36,000    Patent royalties on secret process 144,000         Total variable overhead $300,000 Fixed costs:    Supervisory salaries 96,000    Depreciation on factory equipment 140,000    Factory taxes 40,000    Factory insurance 24,000    Utilities (base charge) 32,000          Total fixed overhead 332,000 Total manufacturing overhead $632,000 CUCK HERE TO REVIEW LEARNING CBJECTIVES QUESTION 4 Neenmplecs Pints out at a.c Flexible Budget Application FLg The cutting department efLiberty Meufacturing Compeny operated during September 2016 with the following manufacturing overhead cost budget based on 6,000 hours of monthly producthe capacity. Cutting Department Overhead Budget (6,000 Hours) For the Month of September 2016 Verisole costs Factory suppies Indinect labar Ulides(usag charge Parent royaites an secret process4 48 000 2 000 36.000 Total variablo cherhoad Fied costs 95,000 40,000 40,000 24,000 on rectory equipme4 Factory t5ies Factory insurance Toca fxed avernead Total manufbcuring overhesd The cutting department was operated tor 5,500 hours during September and incurred the following manufacturing overhead costs: Factory uppl es Indirect lebor Utiities (usage factor) Utiities(hase fattor) Pacen roalties Buperisory salaris Depreclecieon on factory equipmen Factory texes Factory Insurance 541 400 08 200 38,100 32.000 6 000 40 000 23000 overhesd incurred $622,0o Using a flexible budgeting approach prepare a performance report for the cutting department for September 2016, comparing actual overhead costs with budgeted overhead costs for 5.580 hours. Separate overhead costs Into varlable and fixed comconents and show the amounts of any variances between actual and budgeted amounts Do notuse negathe signs with your answers below. Do not round until your final answer. Round answers to nearest whole number, if applicable. Select either U for Untavorable or Ffor Favorable using the drop down box next to each of your variance answers. Liberty Manufacturing Company Polishing Department Performance Report- Manutacturing Overhead For the Month Ended September 30, 2016 Budget (5,580 haurs) Actual Costs erible costs Foctory suppies ndirect labor iides Petent royelties Total varisblecverhed Flhoed costs: supenvsory salaries Deprecist on on equpment Facory ta Factory Insurance kiities Toral fooed cuerhead Total cuhead costs Check

Explanation / Answer

Answer

Total cost for 6000 hours (A)

variable cost per hour (A/6000)

Variable costs:

    Factory supplies

$48000

$8

    Indirect labor

$72000

$12

    Utilities

$36000

$6

    Patent royalties

$144000

$24

        Total variable overhead

$300,000

$50

Liberty Manufacturing Company

Polishing Department

Performance Report - Manufacturing Overhead

For the Month Ended September 30, 2016

Actual Costs

Budget

Variances

(5,580 hours) [5580 hours x Variable cost per hour calculated above]

Variable costs:

    Factory supplies

$        41,400.00

$       44,640.00

3240

Favourable

    Indirect labor

$        68,200.00

$       66,960.00

1240

Unfavourable

    Utilities

$        38,100.00

$       33,480.00

4620

Unfavourable

    Patent royalties

$     1,35,000.00

$     1,33,920.00

1080

Unfavourable

        Total variable overhead

$     2,82,700.00

$     2,79,000.00

3700

Unfavourable

Fixed costs:

    Supervisory salaries

$        96,000.00

$       96,000.00

0

None

    Depreciation on equipment

$     1,40,000.00

$     1,40,000.00

0

None

    Factory taxes

$        44,400.00

$       40,000.00

4400

Unfavourable

    Factory insurance

$        27,000.00

$       24,000.00

3000

Unfavourable

    Utilities

$        32,000.00

$       32,000.00

0

None

        Total fixed overhead

$     3,39,400.00

$     3,32,000.00

7400

Unfavourable

Total overhead costs

$     6,22,100.00

$     6,11,000.00

11100

Unfavourable

Total cost for 6000 hours (A)

variable cost per hour (A/6000)

Variable costs:

    Factory supplies

$48000

$8

    Indirect labor

$72000

$12

    Utilities

$36000

$6

    Patent royalties

$144000

$24

        Total variable overhead

$300,000

$50