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 $16.50q $4,600 $1.50q $5,200 $0.40q $1,500 Direct labor Indirect labor Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration $0.40q $18,600 $2.70q $8,500 $2,700 $13,100 $0.90q 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 Indirect labor 65,970 S 9,930 $ 7,230 S 3,350 29,130 ,900 $ 2,700 16,020 Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration Required: 1. Prepare the Production Department's planning budget for the month. 2. Prepare the Production Department's flexible budget for the month. 3. Prepare the Production Department's flexible budget performance report for March, including both the spending and activity variances 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 Direct labor Indirect labor Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration Total expense Required 2 Required 1 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 Required 1 Required 3 Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Prepare the Production Department's flexible budget performance report for March, induding both the spending and activity variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for umfavorable, 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 9,930 Utilities 7,230 3,350 Supplies Equipment depreciation 29,130 Factory rent 8,900 Property taxes 2,700 Factory administration 16,020 Total expense 143,230 Required 3 Required 2