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	$16,500 plus $0.14 per machine-hour	$	20,680
Maintenance	$38,700 plus $1.40 per machine-hour	$	56,300
Supplies	$0.80 per machine-hour	$	13,400
Indirect labor	$94,500 plus $1.50 per machine-hour	$	120,900
Depreciation	$68,400	$	70,100

During March, the company worked 15,000 machine-hours and produced 9,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 17,000 machine-hours during March.

Required 1

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 (i.e., 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 2

Calculate the spending variances for March. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.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

Thanks for your help!