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Item 3

Item 3 20 points

Packaging Solutions Corporation manufactures and sells a wide variety of packaging products. Performance reports are prepared monthly for each department. The planning budget and flexible budget for the Production Department are based on the following formulas, where q is the number of labor-hours worked in a month:

	Cost Formulas
Direct labor	$16.40q
Indirect labor	$4,400 + $1.80q
Utilities	$5,700 + $0.70q
Supplies	$1,600 + $0.30q
Equipment depreciation	$18,800 + $2.40q
Factory rent	$8,300
Property taxes	$2,600
Factory administration	$13,300 + $0.60q

The Production Department planned to work 4,400 labor-hours in March; however, it actually worked 4,200 labor-hours during the month. Its actual costs incurred in March are listed below:

	Actual Cost Incurred in March
Direct labor	$	70,480
Indirect labor	$	11,500
Utilities	$	9,170
Supplies	$	3,130
Equipment depreciation	$	28,880
Factory rent	$	8,700
Property taxes	$	2,600
Factory administration	$	15,170

Required:

1. Prepare the Production Departments planning budget for the month.

2. Prepare the Production Departments flexible budget for the month.

3. Prepare the Production Departments flexible budget performance report for March, including both the spending and activity variances.