Static Budget versus Flexible Budget The production supervisor of the Machining Department for Hagerstown Company agreed to the following monthly static budget for the upcoming year: Hagerstown Company Machining Department Monthly Production Budget Wages Utilities Depreciation Total $222,000 10,000 17,000 $249,000 The actual amount spent and the actual units produced in the first three months in the Machining Department were as follows: May June July Amount Spent Units Produced $235,000 226,000 214,000 51,000 47,000 42,000 The Machining Department supervisor has been very pleased with this performance because actual expenditures for May-July have been significantly less than the monthly static budget of 249,000. However, the plant manager believes that the budget should not remain fixed 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 Utility cost per direct labor hour Direct labor hours per unit Planned monthly unit production $20.00 $0.90 0.20 56,000 a. Prepare a flexible budget for the actual units produced for May, June, and July in the Machining Department. Assume depreciation is a fixed cost. If required, use per unit amounts carried out to two decimal places. Hagerstown Company Machining Department Budget For the Three Months Ending July 31 Units of production May 51,000 June 47,000 July 42,000