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 Cost in Cost Formula March Utilities $16,800 + $0.16 per machine-hour $ 21,960 Maintenance 535,200 $1.20 per machine-hout $ 57,200 Supplies $0.10 per machine-hour $8.200 Indirect labor $94,200 - 62.10 per machine-hour $139.200 Depreciation 568,200 $ 69,900 During March, the company worked 19,000 machine hours and produced 13,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 21,000 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 for favorable for unfavorable, and hone" for no effect ( zaro vanance). Input all amounts as positive values.) FAB Corporation Activity Variances For Mont Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies direct labor Depreciation Senash nou Depreciation BA SERV200 $1890 200 $1690 900 During March the company worked 19.000 machine hours and produced 13,000 units. The company had orig 21.000 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 vanances for March. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "E" for favorable, 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 Prev 3 of 3 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 spending variances for March. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable. "U" for unfavorable, and "None for no effect (.. 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
