ABC company manufactures rivets in an automated factory. The company uses standard costing system to control costs & to assign costs to its inventory. Price Standard Quantity Standard Direct material $3/ unit 16 meters/rivet Direct labour $11 per hour 3 hours per rivet Variable overheads are estimated at $5.50 per rivet. Fixed overheads are $26,000 per month. The standard fixed overhead rate is based on an estimated production of 1,000 per month. Required: a. Prepare a production budget for the coming year based on a planned production of 12,000 rivets. b. Compare the budget prepared in a) with a flexible budget based on actual production of 15,000 rivets.