Nashler Company has the following budgeted variable costs per unit produced:

Direct materials	$7.20
Direct labor	1.54
Variable overhead:
Supplies	0.23
Maintenance	0.19
Power	0.18

Budgeted fixed overhead costs per month include supervision of $98,000, depreciation of $76,000, and other overhead of $245,000.

In March, Nashler Company produced 160,000 units and had the following actual costs:

Direct materials	$1,148,000
Direct labor	252,900
Supplies	37,300
Maintenance	30,340
Power	28,730
Supervision	99,400
Depreciation	76,000
Other overhead	244,300

Required:

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1. Prepare a performance report for Nashler Company comparing actual costs with the flexible budget for actual units produced. If there is no variance, enter "0" for the amount and select "NA" in the last column.

Nashler Company Performance Report

blank	Actual Cost	Flexible Budget Cost	Variance
Direct materials	$- Select -	$- Select -	$- Select -	FavorableUnfavorableNA
Direct labor	- Select -	- Select -	- Select -	FavorableUnfavorableNA
Supplies	- Select -	- Select -	- Select -	FavorableUnfavorableNA
Maintenance	- Select -	- Select -	- Select -	FavorableUnfavorableNA
Power	- Select -	- Select -	- Select -	FavorableUnfavorableNA
Supervision	- Select -	- Select -	- Select -	FavorableUnfavorableNA
Depreciation	- Select -	- Select -	- Select -	FavorableUnfavorableNA
Other overhead	- Select -	- Select -	- Select -	FavorableUnfavorableNA
Total cost	$- Select -	$- Select -	$- Select -	FavorableUnfavorableNA

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2. What if Nashler Company's actual direct materials cost were $1,152,000? How would that affect the variance for direct materials? If an amount is zero, enter "0". The materials variance would be $fill in the blank b5b18a00d02b01c_1.

The total cost variance would

increasedecrease

by $fill in the blank b5b18a00d02b01c_3.