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 $947,000 Utilities 39,000 Depreciation 65,000 Total $1,051,000 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 $989,000 79,000 February 943,000 72,000 March 899,000 65,000 The Machining Department supervisor has been very pleased with this performance because actual expenditures for January March have been significantly less than the monthly static budget of 1,051,000. 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 $22 Utility cost per direct labor hour $0.9 Direct labor hours per unit 0.5 Planned monthly unit production 86,000 a. Prepare a flexible budget for the actual units produced for January, February, and March in the Machining Department. Assume depreciation is a fixed cost. 11 required, use per unit amounts carried out to two decimal places Niland Company Machining Department Budget For the Three Months Ending March 31 January February March Units of production 79,000 72,000 65,000 Wages Utilities Depreciation Total Supporting calculations: Units of production Hours per unit 79,000 72,000 65,000 Total hours of production Wages per hour X 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. January February Total flexible budget March Actual cost Excess of actual cost over budget What does this comparison suggest? The Machining Department has performed better than originally thought The department is spending more than would be expected. No Yes Feedback Check My Work Consider performance and spending Learning Objective 2. Leaming Objective 4