Static Budget versus Flexible Budget The production supervisor of the Machining Department for Hagerstown Company agreed...

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Static Budget versus Flexible Budget The production supervisor of the Machining Department for Hagerstown Company agreed to the following monthly static budget for the upcoming year: Hagerstown Company Machining Department Monthly Production Budget Wages Utilities Depreciation $491,000 29,000 Total 49,000 $569,000 The actual amount spent and the actual units produced in the first three months in the Machining Department were as follows: Amount Spent Units Produced May June $537,000 90,000 513,000 490,000 82,000 74,000 July The Machining Department supervisor has been very pleased with this performance because actual expenditures for May-July have been significantly less than the monthly static budget of 569,000. However, the plant manager believes that the budget should not remain fixed for every month but should "flex" or adjust to the volume of work that is produced in the Machining Department. Additional budget information for the Machining Department is as follows: Wages per hour $20.00 Utility cost per direct labor hour Direct labor hours per unit $1.20 0.25 Planned monthly unit production 98,000 ? Static Budget versus Flexible Budget The production supervisor of the Machining Department for Hagerstown Company agreed to the following monthly static budget for the upcoming year: Hagerstown Company Machining Department Monthly Production Budget Wages Utilities Depreciation $491,000 29,000 Total 49,000 $569,000 The actual amount spent and the actual units produced in the first three months in the Machining Department were as follows: Amount Spent Units Produced May June $537,000 90,000 513,000 490,000 82,000 74,000 July The Machining Department supervisor has been very pleased with this performance because actual expenditures for May-July have been significantly less than the monthly static budget of 569,000. However, the plant manager believes that the budget should not remain fixed for every month but should "flex" or adjust to the volume of work that is produced in the Machining Department. Additional budget information for the Machining Department is as follows: Wages per hour $20.00 Utility cost per direct labor hour Direct labor hours per unit $1.20 0.25 Planned monthly unit production 98,000 ?

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