Kanjak Company uses a responsibility reporting system. It has divisions in Calgary, Winnipeg, and Sudbury. Each division
Question:
In January 2016, controllable budgeted and actual manufacturing overhead costs for the departments and divisions were as follows:
Additional overhead costs were incurred as follows: Winnipeg division production manager-actual costs $73,100, budgeted $70,000; vice-president of production-actual costs $73,000, budgeted $70,000; president-actual costs $96,200, budgeted $91,300. These expenses are not allocated.
The vice-presidents, other than the vice-president of production, had the following expenses:
Instructions
(a) Using the format in Illustration 11-19, prepare the following responsibility reports:
1. Manufacturing overhead-cutting department manager-Winnipeg division
2. Manufacturing overhead-Winnipeg division manager
3. Manufacturing overhead-vice-president of production
4. Manufacturing overhead and expenses-president
(b) Comment on the comparative performances of
(1) The department managers in the Winnipeg division,
(2) The division managers, and (3) the vice-presidents.
Step by Step Answer:
Managerial Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making
ISBN: 978-1118856994
4th Canadian edition
Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Paul D. Kimmel, Donald E. Kieso, Ibrahim M. Aly