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:

	Cost Formulas
Direct labor	$16.50q
Indirect labor	$4,200 + $1.60q
Utilities	$5,700 + $0.70q
Supplies	$1,700 + $0.20q
Equipment depreciation	$18,600 + $2.50q
Factory rent	$8,500
Property taxes	$2,400
Factory administration	$13,700 + $0.50q

The Production Department planned to work 4,100 labor-hours in March; however, it actually worked 3,900 labor-hours during the month. Its actual costs incurred in March are listed below:

	Actual Cost Incurred in March
Direct labor	$	65,970
Indirect labor	$	9,940
Utilities	$	8,960
Supplies	$	2,730
Equipment depreciation	$	28,350
Factory rent	$	8,900
Property taxes	$	2,400
Factory administration	$	14,980

Required:

1. Prepare the Production Departments planning budget for the month.

2. Prepare the Production Departments flexible budget for the month.

3. Prepare the Production Departments flexible budget performance report for March, including both the spending and activity variances.

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Prepare the Production Departments planning budget for the month.

Required - 1

Packaging Solutions Corporation
Production Department Planning Budget
For the Month Ended March 31
Direct labor
Indirect labor
Utilities
Supplies
Equipment depreciation
Factory rent
Property taxes
Factory administration
Total expense	$0

Required - 2

Prepare the Production Departments 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

Required - 3

Prepare the Production Departments flexible budget performance report for March, including both the spending and activity variances. (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
Production Department Flexible Budget Performance Report
For the Month Ended March 31
	Actual Results			Flexible Budget			Planning Budget
Labor-hours	3,900
Direct labor	$65,970
Indirect labor	9,940
Utilities	8,960
Supplies	2,730
Equipment depreciation	28,350
Factory rent	8,900
Property taxes	2,400
Factory administration	14,980
Total expense	$142,230