b. Compare the flexible budget with the actual expenditures for the first three months Statie Budget versus Flexidie Budget The production supervisor of the Machining Department for Hagerstown Company agreed to the following monthly static budget for the upcoming Yeaf: The actual amount spent and the actual units produced in the first three months in the Machining Department were as foliows: The Machining Department supervisor has been very pleased with this performance because actual expend tures for. May-july have been sigaificanty less than the monthy static bodgot of 279,000. However, the plant manager believes that the buchet should not remain ficed for every month but should 'flex' or adjust to the volunt of work that is produced in the Mochining Department. Additional budget information for the Machining Department is as follows: b. Compare the flexible budget with the actual expenditures for the first three months. The Machining Department has performed better than originally thought. The department is spending more than would be expected