Effectiveness$/$efficiency; ethics; writing

Top management of Capital Services observed that the budget for the EDP department had been growing far beyond what was anticipated for the past several years. Each year, the EDP manager would demonstrate that increased usage by the company$$s non$-$EDP departments would justify a larger appropriation. The administrative vice president commented that she was not surprised because user departments were not charged for the EDP department services, and EDP department personnel were creative and eager to continue expanding services. A review of the current year's statistics of the EDP department revealed the following:

Budgetary appropriation

$$2,000,000$ based on $4,000$ hours of run time.

$$1,600,000$ of this appropriation is related to fixed costs.

Actual department expenses

Variable: $$370,500($incurred for $3,900$ hours of run time$).$

Fixed: $$1,630,000.$c$.$ Was the EDP department efficient? Treat variable and fixed expenses separately.

Note: Round your answers to the nearest whole dollar.

Actual efficiency of variable expenses $

per hour

Planned efficiency of variable expenses $

per hour

Actual efficiency of fixed expenses $

per hour

Planned efficiency of fixed expenses $

per hour

Was the EDP department efficient regarding variable expenses compared to plan?

Was the EDP department efficient regarding fixed expenses compared to plan?