Several years ago, Westmont Corporation developed a comprehensive budgeting syst

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Several years ago, Westmont Corporation developed a comprehensive budgeting system for planning and control purposes. While departmental supervisors have been happy with the system, the factory manager has expressed considerable dissatisfaction with the information being generated by the system. A typical departmental cost report for a recent period follows: Cost Report For the Month Ended March 31 Actual Results Planning Budget 25,000 30,000 Variable costs: Supplies Scrap Indirect materials S 19.400 21,000 S1,600 F 20,500 41,500 21,000 45,000 500 F 3,500 F 600 F S 248,800 255,000 S6,200 F Fixed costs: 93.400 74,000 94.000 74 Wages and salaries Total cost After receiving a copy of this cost report, the supervisor of the Assembly Department stated, "These reports are super. It makes me feel really good to see how well things are going in my department. I can't understand why those people upstairs complain so much about the reports For the last several years, the company's marketing department has chronically failed to meet the sales goals expressed in the company's monthly budgets. Required 1. The company's president is uneasy about the cost reports, what can be the reason? (You may select more than one answer. Single click the box with the question mark to produce a check mark for a correct answer and double click the box with the question mark to empty the box for a wrong answer.) Cost reports are ineffective since budgeted costs at one level of activity are compared to actual costs at another level of activity cost reports show whether fixed costs are controlled and do not show whether variable costs are controlled. Cost reports are effective since budgeted costs at one level of activity are compared to actual costs at another level of activity. Cost reports show whether fixed costs and variable costs are controlled. 2. What kind of reports should be used to give better insight into how well departmental supervisors are controlling costs? O Flexible budget performance reports must be used Fixed budget performance reports must be used

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Actual Spending variance Flexible Activity variance planning budget Results budget Machine hours 25,000 25,000 30,000 supplies 19,400 1900 U 17500 3500 F 21,000 Scrap 20,500 3000 U 17,500 3,500 F 21,000 indirect materials 41,500 4000 U 37500 7500 F 45,000 Wages and salaries 93,400 600 F 94,000 0 94,000 Equipment depreciation 74,000 0 74,000 0 74,000 total 248,800 8300 U 240500 14500 F 255,000

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