Question: Hello, I am looking for help with Question C below. Question A and B have been completed. Blossom Company uses budgets in controlling costs. The

Hello, I am looking for help with Question C below. Question A and B have been completed.

Blossom Company uses budgets in controlling costs. The August 2022 budget report for the company's Assembly Department is as follows:
Blossom Company
Budget Report
Assembling Department
For the Month Ended August 31, 2022
Difference
Favorable
Unfavorable
Manufacturing Costs Budget Actual Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable
Variable Costs
Direct Materials $51,200 $50,200 1,000 Favorable
Direct Labor 57,600 54,200 3,400 Favorable
Indirect Materials 26,880 26,980 100 Unfavorable
Indirect Labor 19,200 18,740 460 Favorable
Utilities 16,000 15,830 170 Favorable
Maintenance 11,520 11,780 260 Unfavorable
Total Variable 182,400 177,730 4,670 Favorable
Fixed Costs
Rent 11,200 11,200 0 Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable
Supervision 18,300 18,300 0 Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable
Depreciation 7,400 7,400 0 Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable
Total Fixed 36,900 36,900 0 Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable
Total Costs 219,300 214,630 4,670 Favorable
The monthly budget amounts in the report were based on an expected production of 64,000 units per month or 768,000 units per year. The Assembling Department manager is pleased with the report and expects a raise, or at lease praise for a job well done. The company president, however, is unhappy with the results for August because only 62,000 were produced.
(a)
State the total monthly budget cost formula. (Round cost per unit to 2 decimal places, e.g. 1.25.)
The formula is $36,900 + variable costs of $2.85 per unit.
(b)
Prepare budget report for August using flexible budget data. (List variable costs before fixed costs)
Blossom Company
Assembling Department
Flexible Budget Report
For the Month Ended August 31, 2022
Difference
Favorable
Unfavorable
Budget Actual Costs Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable
Units 62,000 62,000
Variable Costs
Direct Materials $49,600 $50,200 600 Unfavorable
Direct Labor 55,800 54,200 1,600 Favorable
Indirect Materials 26,040 26,980 940 Unfavorable
Indirect Labor 18,600 18,740 140 Unfavorable
Utilities 15,500 15,830 330 Unfavorable
Maintenance 11,160 11,780 620 Unfavorable
Total Variable 176,700 177,730 1,030 Unfavorable
Fixed Costs
Rent 11,200 11,200 0 Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable
Supervision 18,300 18,300 0 Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable
Depreciation 7,400 7,400 0 Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable
Total Fixed 36,900 36,900 0 Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable
Total Costs 219,300 214,630 1,030 Unfavorable
(c)
In September 68,000 units were produced. Prepare the budget report using flexible data, assuming (1) each variable cost was 10% higher than its actual cost in August, and (2) fixed costs were the same in September as in August. (List variable costs before fixed costs.)
Blossom Company
Assembling Department
Flexible Budget Report
For the Month Ended September 30, 2022
Difference
Favorable
Unfavorable
Budget Actual Costs Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable
Units
Variable Costs
Direct Materials
Direct Labor
Indirect Materials
Indirect Labor
Utilities
Maintenance
Total Variable
Fixed Costs
Rent
Supervision
Depreciation
Total Fixed
Total Costs

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