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 company's 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: Actual Cont Cost Pormula in March Utilities $16,700 + $0.16 per machine-hour $ 21,380 Maintenance $38,600 + $1.60 per machine-hour 5 61,200 Supplies $0.40 per machine-hour $ 7,000 Indirect labor $94,300 + $1.70 per machine-hour $ 125,800 Depreciation $68,300 $ 70,000 During March, the company worked 16,000 machine-hours and produced 10,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 18,000 machine-hours during March Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March 2. Calculate the spending variances for March Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the activity variances for March. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F* for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (ie, zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) FAB Corporation Activity Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total Required 1 Required 2 > 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 company's 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: Actual Cont Cost Formula in March Utilities $16,700 + $0.16 per machine-hour $ 21,380 $38,600 + $1.60 per machine-hour $ 61,200 Supplies $0.40 per machine-hour $ 7,000 Indirect labor $94,300 + $1.70 per machine-hour $ 125,800 Depreciation $68,300 $ 70,000 During March, the company worked 16,000 machine-hours and produced 10,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 18,000 machine-hours during March Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March 2. Calculate the spending variances for March Maintenance Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the spending variances for March. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (1.e, zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) FAB Corporation Spending Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total
