You have just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The president has asked that you review the companys costing system and do what you can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead costs. You find that the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest that preparing such a budget would be an excellent first step in overhead planning and control. After much effort and analysis, you determined the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for March: Cost Formula Actual Cost in March Utilities $16,000 + $0.20 per machine-hour $20,800 Maintenance $38,200 + $1.90 per machine-hour $60,500 Supplies $0.40 per machine-hour $5,800 Indirect labor $94,600 + $1.40 per machine-hour $116,500 Depreciation $68,200 $69,900 During March, the company worked 13,000 machine-hours and produced 7,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 15,000 machine-hours during March. Required: 1. Prepare a flexible budget for March. 2. Prepare a report showing the spending variances for March. FAB Corporation Flexible Budget For the Month Ended March 31 Flexible Budget Utilities ($16,000 + $0.20q) Maintenance ($38,200 + $1.90q) Supplies ($0.40q) Indirect labor ($94,600 + $1.40q) Depreciation ($68,200) Total FAB Corporation Spending Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Actual Results Flexible Budget Spending Variances F/U Utilities ($16,000 + $0.20q) Maintenance ($38,200 + $1.90q) Supplies ($0.40q) Indirect labor ($94,600 + $1.40q) Depreciation ($68,200) Total