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Packaging Solutions Corporation manufactures and sells a wide variety of packaging products. Performance reports are prepared monthly for each department. The planning budget and flexible budget for the Production Department are based on the following formulas, where q is the number of labor-hours worked in a month: Cost Formulas Direct labor Indirect labor Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration $16.10g $4,400 + $2.00q $5,400 + $0.60q $1,800 + $0.30q $18,600+$3.10q $8,100 $2,800 $13,400 $0.80q The Production Department planned to work 4,500 labor-hours in March; however, it actually worked 4,300 labor-hours during the month. Its actual costs incurred in March are listed below: Direct Labor Indirect labor Utilities Supplies Equipment depreciation Factory rent Property taxes Factory administration Actual Cost Incurred in March $70,770 $ 12,580 $ 8,490 $ 3,360 $ 31,930 $ 8,500 $ 2,800 $ 16,230 Required: 1. Prepare the Production Department's planning budget for the month 2. Prepare the Production Department's flexible budget for the month 3. Prepare the Production Department's flexible budget performance report for March, including both the spending and activity variances.

Explanation / Answer

Packaging Solutions Corp

Production department planning budget for March

Fixed Cost

Variable cost

Total

Units

Cost per unit

Cost

Direct Labor

                    -  

             4,500

                16.00

                  72,000

     72,000

Indirect Labor

             4,400

             4,500

                  2.00

                    9,000

     13,400

Utilities

             5,400

             4,500

                  0.60

                    2,700

       8,100

Supplies

             1,800

             4,500

                  0.30

                    1,350

       3,150

Equipment depreciation

           18,600

             4,500

                  3.10

                  13,950

     32,550

Factory Rent

             8,100

             4,500

                       -  

                           -  

       8,100

Property Taxes

             2,800

             4,500

                       -  

                           -  

       2,800

Factory administration

           13,400

             4,500

                  0.80

                    3,600

     17,000

Total

           54,500

                102,600

   157,100

Packaging Solutions Corp

Production department flexible budget for March

Fixed Cost

Variable cost

Total

Units

Cost per unit

Cost

Direct Labor

                    -  

             4,300

                16.00

                  68,800

     68,800

Indirect Labor

             4,400

             4,300

                  2.00

                    8,600

     13,000

Utilities

             5,400

             4,300

                  0.60

                    2,580

       7,980

Supplies

             1,800

             4,300

                  0.30

                    1,290

       3,090

Equipment depreciation

           18,600

             4,300

                  3.10

                  13,330

     31,930

Factory Rent

             8,100

            4,300

                       -  

                           -  

       8,100

Property Taxes

             2,800

             4,300

                       -  

                           -  

       2,800

Factory administration

           13,400

             4,300

                  0.80

                    3,440

     16,840

Total

           54,500

                  98,040

   152,540

Packaging Solutions Corp

Production department flexible budget performance report

Actual Results (a)

Flexible budget (b)

Planning budget ( c )

Activity variances (c-b)

U/F

Revenue and Spending variances (b-a)

U/F

Direct Labor

           70,770

           68,800

             72,000

                    3,200

F

                   (1,970)

U

Indirect Labor

           12,580

           13,000

             13,400

                        400

F

                         420

F

Utilities

             8,490

             7,980

                8,100

                        120

F

                       (510)

U

Supplies

             3,360

             3,090

                3,150

                          60

F

                       (270)

U

Equipment depreciation

           31,930

           31,930

             32,550

                        620

F

                             -  

Factory Rent

             8,500

             8,100

                8,100

                           -  

                       (400)

U

Property Taxes

             2,800

             2,800

                2,800

                           -  

                             -  

Factory administration

           16,230

           16,840

             17,000

                        160

F

                         610

F

Total

         154,660

         152,540

           157,100

                    4,560

                   (2,120)

Packaging Solutions Corp

Production department planning budget for March

Fixed Cost

Variable cost

Total

Units

Cost per unit

Cost

Direct Labor

                    -  

             4,500

                16.00

                  72,000

     72,000

Indirect Labor

             4,400

             4,500

                  2.00

                    9,000

     13,400

Utilities

             5,400

             4,500

                  0.60

                    2,700

       8,100

Supplies

             1,800

             4,500

                  0.30

                    1,350

       3,150

Equipment depreciation

           18,600

             4,500

                  3.10

                  13,950

     32,550

Factory Rent

             8,100

             4,500

                       -  

                           -  

       8,100

Property Taxes

             2,800

             4,500

                       -  

                           -  

       2,800

Factory administration

           13,400

             4,500

                  0.80

                    3,600

     17,000

Total

           54,500

                102,600

   157,100

Packaging Solutions Corp

Production department flexible budget for March

Fixed Cost

Variable cost

Total

Units

Cost per unit

Cost

Direct Labor

                    -  

             4,300

                16.00

                  68,800

     68,800

Indirect Labor

             4,400

             4,300

                  2.00

                    8,600

     13,000

Utilities

             5,400

             4,300

                  0.60

                    2,580

       7,980

Supplies

             1,800

             4,300

                  0.30

                    1,290

       3,090

Equipment depreciation

           18,600

             4,300

                  3.10

                  13,330

     31,930

Factory Rent

             8,100

            4,300

                       -  

                           -  

       8,100

Property Taxes

             2,800

             4,300

                       -  

                           -  

       2,800

Factory administration

           13,400

             4,300

                  0.80

                    3,440

     16,840

Total

           54,500

                  98,040

   152,540

Packaging Solutions Corp

Production department flexible budget performance report

Actual Results (a)

Flexible budget (b)

Planning budget ( c )

Activity variances (c-b)

U/F

Revenue and Spending variances (b-a)

U/F

Direct Labor

           70,770

           68,800

             72,000

                    3,200

F

                   (1,970)

U

Indirect Labor

           12,580

           13,000

             13,400

                        400

F

                         420

F

Utilities

             8,490

             7,980

                8,100

                        120

F

                       (510)

U

Supplies

             3,360

             3,090

                3,150

                          60

F

                       (270)

U

Equipment depreciation

           31,930

           31,930

             32,550

                        620

F

                             -  

Factory Rent

             8,500

             8,100

                8,100

                           -  

                       (400)

U

Property Taxes

             2,800

             2,800

                2,800

                           -  

                             -  

Factory administration

           16,230

           16,840

             17,000

                        160

F

                         610

F

Total

         154,660

         152,540

           157,100

                    4,560

                   (2,120)

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