Problem 9-26 Critiquing a Cost Report; Preparing a Performance Report [LO9-1, LO9-2, LO9-3, LO9-4, 09-6] Frank Weston, supervisor of the Freemont Corporation's Machining Department, was visibly upset after being reprimanded for his department's poor performance over the prior month. The department's cost control report is given below: Freemont Corporation-Machining Department Cost Control Report For the Month Ended June 30 Actual Results 42,000 Planning Budget Variances Machine-hours 40,000 Direct labor wages75,300 22,800 22,800 20,500 44,000 73,000 $ 258,400 Supplies Maintenance Utilities Supervision Depreciation $ 73,600 $1,700 U 1,600 U 2,300 U 1,200 U 21,200 20,500 19,300 44,000 73,000 Total $251,600 $6,800 U "I just can't 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 l 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