Budget Performance Reports for Cost Centers

Partially completed budget performance reports for Garland Company, a manufacturer of light duty motors, follow:

Garland Company Budget Performance ReportVice President, Production For the Month Ended November 30
Plant	Budget		Actual		Over Budget		Under Budget
Eastern Region	$569,300		$569,300				$0
Central Region	409,900		405,800				(4,100)
Western Region	(g)		(h)		(i)
	$(j)		$(k)		$(l)		$(4,100)

Garland Company Budget Performance ReportManager, Western Region Plant For the Month Ended November 30
Department	Budget		Actual		Over Budget		Under Budget
Chip Fabrication	$(a)		$(b)		$(c)
Electronic Assembly	75,420		76,400		980
Final Assembly	121,430		120,460				$(970)
	$(d)		$(e)		$(f)		$(970)

Garland Company Budget Performance ReportSupervisor, Chip Fabrication For the Month Ended November 30
Cost	Budget		Actual		Over Budget		Under Budget
Factory wages	$27,660		$29,600		$1,940
Materials	68,060		67,580				$(480)
Power and light	4,440		5,280		840
Maintenance	6,850		7,500		650
	$107,010		$109,960		$3,430		$(480)

a. Complete the budget performance reports by determining the correct amounts for the lettered spaces (a-l) as marked above.

a. $	g. $
b. $	h. $
c. $	i. $
d. $	j. $
e. $	k. $
f. $	l. $

b. Complete the following memo to Cassandra Reid, vice president of production for Garland Company, explaining the performance of the production division for November.

MEMO To: Cassandra Reid, Vice President of Production

The plant has experienced a budget overrun. Its budget reveals that the Department caused the majority of the budget overrun. The supervisor of the Department should investigate the reasons for the budget overruns in .