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: Direct labor Indirect labor Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration Cost Formulas $16.20 $4,400 + $1.709 $5,700 + $0.709 $1,200 + $0.40 $18,300 + $2.809 $8,300 $2,500 $13,200 + $0.809 The Production Department planned to work 4,500 labor-hours in March; however, it actually worked 4,300 labor-hours during the month. Its actual costs incurred in March are listed below: Direct labor Indirect labor Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration Actual Cost Incurred in March $ 71,220 $ 11, 230 $ 9, 240 $ 3, 210 $30, 340 $ 8,700 $ 2,500 $ 16,030 Required: 1. Prepare the Production Department's planning budget for the month. 2. Prepare the Production Department's flexible budget for the month. 3. Calculate the spending variances for all expense items. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required: 1. Prepare the Production Department's planning budget for the month. 2. Prepare the Production Department's flexible budget for the month. 3. Calculate the spending variances for all expense items. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Prepare the Production Department's planning budget for the month. Packaging Solutions Corporation Production Department Planning Budget For the Month Ended March 31 Budgeted labor-hours 4,500 S 72,900 Direct labor Indirect labor Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration Total expense S 72,900 Required: 1. Prepare the Production Department's planning budget for the month. 2. Prepare the Production Department's flexible budget for the month. 3. Calculate the spending variances for all expense items. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Prepare the Production Department's flexible budget for the month. Packaging Solutions Corporation Production Department Flexible Budget For the Month Ended March 31 Direct labor Indirect labor Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration Total expense $ 0 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Calculate the spending variances for all expense items. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) Packaging Solutions Corporation Spending Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Actual Results Spending Variances 4,300 Flexible Budget Labor-hours S 71,220 Direct labor Indirect labor 11,230 Utilities 9,240 3,210 30,340 Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration Total expense 8,700 2,500 16,030 152,470 $ Required 2 Required 3
