You have just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening
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You have just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The president asked you to review the companys costing system and do what you can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead costs. You find the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest preparing such a budget would be an excellent first step in overhead planning and control.
After much effort and analysis, you estimated the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for March:
Cost Formula Actual Cost in March
Utilities $ $ per machinehour $
Maintenance $ $ per machinehour $
Supplies $ per machinehour $
Indirect labor $ $ per machinehour $
Depreciation $ $
During March, the company worked machinehours and produced units. The company originally planned to work machinehours during March.
Required:
Calculate the activity variances for March.
Calculate the spending variances for March.
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ISBN: 978-1259307416
16th edition
Authors: Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen, Peter Brewer
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