Problem 9-26 Critiquing a Cost Report; Preparing a Performance Report [LO9-1, LO9-2, LO9-3, LO9-4, LO9-6]

Frank Weston, supervisor of the Freemont Corporations Machining Department, was visibly upset after being reprimanded for his departments poor performance over the prior month. The departments cost control report is given below:

Problem 9-26 Critiquing a Cost Report; Preparing a Performance Report [LO9-1, LO9-2, LO9-3, LO9-4, LO9-6]

Frank Weston, supervisor of the Freemont Corporations Machining Department, was visibly upset after being reprimanded for his departments poor performance over the prior month. The departments cost control report is given below:

Freemont CorporationMachining Department Cost Control Report For the Month Ended June 30
	Actual Results			Planning Budget			Variances
Machine-hours		42,000			40,000
Direct labor wages	$	83,100		$	80,800		$	2,300	U
Supplies		25,800			23,600			2,200	U
Maintenance		24,600			21,700			2,900	U
Utilities		22,300			20,500			1,800	U
Supervision		50,000			50,000			0
Depreciation		85,000			85,000			0
Total	$	290,800		$	281,600		$	9,200	U

I just cant understand all of these unfavorable variances, Weston complained to the supervisor of another department. When the boss called me in, I thought he was going to give me a pat on the back because I know for a fact that my department worked more efficiently last month than it has ever worked before. Instead, he tore me apart. I thought for a minute that it might be over the supplies that were stolen out of our warehouse last month. But they only amounted to a couple of hundred dollars, and just look at this report. Everything is unfavorable.

Direct labor wages and supplies are variable costs; supervision and depreciation are fixed costs; and maintenance and utilities are mixed costs. The fixed component of the budgeted maintenance cost is $15,700; the fixed component of the budgeted utilities cost is $13,700.

Required:

2. Complete the performance report that will help Mr. Westons superiors assess how well costs were controlled in the machining department. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places. 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.)

I just cant understand all of these unfavorable variances, Weston complained to the supervisor of another department. When the boss called me in, I thought he was going to give me a pat on the back because I know for a fact that my department worked more efficiently last month than it has ever worked before. Instead, he tore me apart. I thought for a minute that it might be over the supplies that were stolen out of our warehouse last month. But they only amounted to a couple of hundred dollars, and just look at this report. Everything is unfavorable.

Direct labor wages and supplies are variable costs; supervision and depreciation are fixed costs; and maintenance and utilities are mixed costs. The fixed component of the budgeted maintenance cost is $15,700; the fixed component of the budgeted utilities cost is $13,700.

Required:

2. Complete the performance report that will help Mr. Westons superiors assess how well costs were controlled in the machining department. (Round your intermediate calculations to 2 decimal places. 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.)