Static Budget versus Flexible Budget The production supervisor of the Machining Department for Niland Company agreed to the following monthly static budget for the upcoming year: Niland Company Machining Department Monthly Production Budget Wages $924,000 Utilities 58,000 Depreciation 97,000 Total $1,079,000 ) The actual amount spent and the actual units produced in the first three months in the Machining Department were as follows: Amount Spent Units Produced January $1,018,000 106,000 February 977,000 97,000 March 929,000 87,000 The Machining Department supervisor has been very pleased with this performance because actual expenditures for JanuaryMarch have been less than the monthly static budget of $1,079,000. However, the plant manager believes that the budget should not remain xed for every month but should \"flex" or adjust to the volume of work that is produced in the Machining Department. Additional budget information for the Machining Department is as follows: Wages per hour $16.00 Wages per hour $16.00 Utility cost per direct labor hour $1.00 Direct labor hours per unit 0.50 Planned monthly unit production 116,000 a. Prepare a flexible budget for the actual units produced for January, February, and March in the Machining Department. Assume that depreciation is a xed cost. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. If required, use per unit amounts carried out to two decimal places. Niland Company-Machining Department Flexible Production Budget For the Three Months Ending March 31 January February March Units of production Wages Utilities Depreciation Tota | 00000 Hhah @0000 Feedback V Check My Work For each level of production, show wages, utilities, and depreciation. Consider performance and spending. b. Compare the flexible budget with the actual expenditures for the first three months. January February March Total flexible budget Actual cost Excess of actual cost over budget What does this comparison suggest? The Machining Department has performed better than originally thought. No The department is spending more than would be expected. Yes Feedback Check My Work For each level of production, show wages, utilities, and deprecation. Consider performance and spending. Feedback Check My Work Partially correct