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 $494,000 Utilities 27,000 Depreciation 46,000 Total $567,000 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 May $535,000 126,000 June 508,000 114,000 July 486,000 103,000 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 567,000. 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 $18.00 Utility cost per direct labor hour $1.00 Direct labor hours per unit 0.20 Planned monthly unit production 137,000 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 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 May July Units of production 126.000 114,000 103.000 Wages June Utilities Depreciation Total 126.000 114,000 103,000 Supporting calculations: Units of production Hours per unit Total hours of production Wages per hour X5 Total wages Total hours of production Utility costs per hour Total utilities Vood to b. Compare the exible budget with the actual expenditures for the first tive months b. Compare the flexible budget with the actual expenditures for the first three months. May June July Total flexible budget Actual cost Excess of actual cost over budget What does this comparison suggest? No The Machining Department has performed better than originally thought. The department is spending more than would be expected. Yes