Chapter 9 Exercises Saved 1 Packaging Solutions Corporation manufactures and sells a wide variety of packaging products. Performance reports are prepared monthly for each department. The planning budget and flexible budget for the Production Department are based on the following formulas, where q is the number of labor-hours worked in a month: 20 points Cost Formulas Direct labor $16.40g $4,400 $2.10g $5,300 $0.60g $1,400 $0.30q $18,600 $2.90q $8,500 $2,500 $13,600 $0.70g Indirect labor eBook Utilities Supplies Ask Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration Print References The Production Department planned to work 4,400 labor-hours in March; however, it actually worked 4,200 labor-hours during the month. Its actual costs incurred in March are listed below: Actual Cost Incurred in March Direct labor $70,480 $12,820 $ 8,330 $ 2,930 Indirect labor Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration $30,780 $ 8,900 $ 2,500 $15,910 Required: 1. Prepare the Production Department's planning budget for the month. 2. Prepare the Production Department's flexible budget for the month. 3. Prepare the Production Department's flexible budget performance report for March, including both the spending and activity variances