The production supervisor of the Machining Department for Niland Company agreed to the following monthly static budget for the upcoming year: The actual amount spent and the actual units produced in the first three months in the Machining Department were as follows: 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 681,000 . 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: a. Prepare a flexible budget for the actual units produced for January, February, and March in the Machining Department. Assume depreciation is a foxed cost. If required, use per unit amounts carried out to two decimal places. b. Compare the flexible budget with the actual expenditures for the first three months. 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 681,000 . 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: a. Prepare a flexible budget for the actual units produced for lanuary, February, and March in the Machining Department. Assume depreciation is a fixed cost. If required, use per unit amounts carried out to two decimal places. b. Compare the flexible budget with the actual expenditures for the first three months