Myers Company uses a flexible budget for manufacturing overhead based on direct labor hours. Variable manufacturing overhead costs per direct labor hour are as follows.
Indirect labor | | $ 1.00 |
Indirect materials | | 0.50 |
Utilities | | 0.30 |
Fixed overhead costs per month are Supervision $ 3,500 , Depreciation $ 1,000 , and Property Taxes $ 500 . The company believes it will normally operate in a range of 5,500 8,500 direct labor hours per month. Assume that in July 2017, Myers Company incurs the following manufacturing overhead costs.
(a) Prepare a flexible budget performance report, assuming that the company worked 7,500 direct labor hours during the month.
(b) Prepare a flexible budget performance report, assuming that the company worked 7,000 direct labor hours during the month.