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9. Faulkner Charter Boats Company runs boating trips along the Alabama River. Be

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Question

9. Faulkner Charter Boats Company runs boating trips along the Alabama River. Below are actual and budgeted costs.

A. calculate a flexible budget by 10 charter increments (100 – 140 charters).

      Notes: remember the rules about variable and fixed unit costs.

Overhead costs                                                        

Variable overhead costs:            Per Unit Budget

Cleaning                                  $55.00 per charter

Maintenance                           $25.00 per charter

Park usage fees                      $15.00 per charter

Fixed overhead costs:

     Salaries and wages                                       $12,000 per month

     Depreciation                                                   $3,000 per month

      Federal License fee                                       $1,000 per month

B. compare the flexible budget from data in part A. above using actual costs below.

Actual costs- 110 charters                Actual   Budget           Variance         F or U

Overhead Costs                                               110

   Variable overhead costs:                

      Cleaning                                        $6,500

       Maintenance                                $2,500

       Park usages fees                          $1,500

Fixed overhead costs:

       Salaries and wages                                  $11,000

        Depreciation                                            $2,000

        Federal license fee                                 $1,000

18. Compute the variances based on the problem data below.

Colonial Pewter makes pewter bookends. Use the data below to calculate the 2 variances and the total variance. Also state whether each variance is F (Favorable) or U (Unfavorable). 2,000 pewter bookends were produced.

Standards used

Direct Materials:            4 pounds x $5.00 per pound = $20 per unit

Direct Labor:                   3 hour per unit x $9.00 per hour = $27 per unit

Var. Manuf. Overhead:      3 hours per unit x $4.00 per hour = $12.00 per unit

Actual costs:

Materials purchased:      7,000 pounds of pewter were purchased for $4.00 per pound for $28,000

Direct Labor                     5,000 hours at $11 per hour was paid for $55,000.

Var. Manuf. Overhead:        $10,000 (assume 2,000 labor hour at $5.00 per hour)

                                               

    

Explanation / Answer

Ans;

Answer:a

Answer:b

Flexible budget Particulars 100 110 120 130 140 Variable expenses: Cleaning 5500 6050 6600 7150 7700 Maintenance 2500 2750 3000 3250 3500 Park usage fees 1500 1650 1800 1950 2100 Total variable cost 9500 10450 11400 12350 13300 Fixed expenses: Salaries and wages 12000 12000 12000 12000 12000 Depreciation 3000 3000 3000 3000 3000 Federal license Fee 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 Total fixed costs 16000 16000 16000 16000 16000 Total cost 25500 26450 27400 28350 29300