The Current Designs staff has prepared the annual manufacturing budget for the rotomolded line based on an estimated annual production of 4,000 kayaks during 2017. Each kayak will require 54 pounds of polyethylene powder and a finishing kit (rope, seat, hardware, etc.). The polyethylene powder used in these kayaks costs $1.50 per pound, and the finishing kits cost $170 each. Each kayak will use two kinds of labor—2 hours of type I labor from people who run the oven and trim the plastic, and 3 hours of work from type II workers who attach the hatches and seat and other hardware. The type I employees are paid $15 per hour, and the type II are paid $12 per hour.

Manufacturing overhead is budgeted at $396,000 for 2017, broken down as follows.

Variable costs

Indirect materials........................................................$ 40,000

Manufacturing supplies...............................................53,800

Maintenance and utilities............................................88,000

.............................................................................................181,800

Fixed costs

Supervision.......................................................................90,000

Insurance............................................................................14,400

Depreciation....................................................................109,800

..............................................................................................214,200

Total..................................................................................$396,000

During the first quarter, ended March 31, 2017, 1,050 units were actually produced with the following costs.

Polyethylene powder..................................................................$ 87,000

Finishing kits....................................................................................178,840

Type I labor.........................................................................................31,500

Type II labor.......................................................................................39,060

Indirect materials..............................................................................10,500

Manufacturing supplies..................................................................14,150

Maintenance and utilities..............................................................26,000

Supervision...........................................................................................20,000

Insurance.................................................................................................3,600

Depreciation........................................................................................27,450

Total...................................................................................................$438,100

Instructions

(a) Prepare the annual manufacturing budget for 2017, assuming that 4,000 kayaks will be produced.

(b) Prepare the flexible budget for manufacturing for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Assume activity levels of 900, 1,000, and 1,050 units.

(c) Assuming the rotomolded line is treated as a profit center, prepare a flexible budget report for manufacturing for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, when 1,050 units were produced.