The Machining Department supervisor has been very pleased with this performance because actual expenditures for May-July have been significantly less than the monthly stati budget of 253,000 . 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 produced in the Machining Department. Additional budget information for the Machining Department is as follows: 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 Supporting calculations: Units of production Hours per unit Total hours of production Wages per hour Total wages Total hours of production Utility costs per hour Total utilities b. Compare the flexible budget with the actual expenditures for the first three months. The Machining Department has performed better than originally thought. The department is spending more than would be expected