Ray Company provided the following excerpts from its Production Department's flexible budget performance report. Required: Complete the Production Department's Flexible Budget Performance Report. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. Round "rate per hour" answers to 2 decimal places.) Activity Variances Planning Budget Ray Company Production Department Flexible Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended August 31 Actual Flexible Results Spending Variances Budget 9,570 $ 179,145 $ 177,045 $ 1.50 (9) 1,870 F 21,865 (9) 1,540 U (9) 5,066 4.534 9,090 (9) Labor-hours (9) Direct labor Indirect labor Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation + $ 7,400 + 768 U 21,944 4,390 + 0 None 0 None $ 80.650 $ 18,880 Factory administration + $ 1.80 (9) Total expense $ 343,984 You have just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The president has asked that you review the company's costing system and "do what you can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead costs." You find that the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest that preparing such a budget would be an excellent first step in overhead planning and control. After much effort and analysis, you determined the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for March: Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Cost Formula $16,700 + $0.13 per machine-hour $38,100 + $1.70 per machine-hour $0.50 per machine-hour $94,700 + $1.60 per machine-hour $68,200 Actual Cost in March $ 20,710 $ 60,800 $ 8,300 $ 122,800 $ 69,900 During March, the company worked 15,000 machine-hours and produced 9,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 17,000 machine-hours during March. Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March. 2. Calculate the spending variances for March. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the activity variances for March. (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.) FAB Corporation Activity Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the spending variances for March. (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.) FAB Corporation Spending Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total
