Problem 9-20 Activity and Spending Variances [LO9-1, LO9-2, LO9-3] You have Just

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Problem 9-20 Activity and Spending Variances [LO9-1, LO9-2, LO9-3] You have Just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The president has asked that you review the company's costing system and "do what you can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead costs." You find that the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest that preparing such a budget would be an excellent first step in overhead planning and control. After much effort and analysis, you determined the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for March: Actual Cost in March 20,290 $ 66,700 16,900 $118,200 69,800 Cost Formula Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor $94,500 plus $1.20 per machine-hour Deprecition $8,100 $16,400 plus $0.11 per machine-hour $38,700 plus $1.80 per machine-hour $0.90 per machine-hour During March, the company worked 17,000 machine-hours and produced 11,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 19,000 machine-hours during March. Required: 1. Calculate the actlvity variances for March. 2. Calculate the spending variances for March. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below Required 1Required 2 Calculate the activity variances for March. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) FAB Corporation Activity Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor 18,270F (2,600) F 1,600 3,300 F 1,700 Total

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Planning budget Flexible budget Activity variances Utilities 18490 18270 220 F Maintenance 72900 69300 3600 F Supplies 17100 15300 1800 F Indirect labor 117300 114900 2400 F Depreciation 68100 68100 0 None Total 293890 285870 8020 F Actual Flexible budget Spending variances Utilities 20290 18270 2020 U Maintenance 66700 69300 2600 F Supplies 16900 15300 1600 U Indirect labor 118200 114900 3300 U Depreciation 69800 68100 1700 U Total 291890 285870 6020 U

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