Archer, LLC, owns a blueberry processing plant. Last month, the plant generated
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Archer, LLC, owns a blueberry processing plant. Last month, the plant generated the following information: blueberries processed, 50,000 pounds; direct materials, $50,000; direct labor, $10,000; variable overhead, $12,000; and fixed overhead, $13,000. There were no beginning or ending inventories. Average daily pounds processed (25 business days) were 2,000. Average rate of processing was 250 pounds per hour.At the beginning of the month, Archer had budgeted cost of blueberries, $45,000; direct labor, $10,000; variable overhead, $14,000; and fixed overhead, $14,000. The monthly master budget was based on producing 50,000 pounds of blueberries each month. This means that the plant had been projected to process 2,000 pounds daily at the rate of 240 pounds per hour.
Using this information, prepare a performance report for the month for the blueberry processing plant. Include a flexible budget and a computation of variances in your report. Indicate whether the variances are favorable (F) or unfavorable (U) to the performance of the plant
Explanation / Answer
Budget
Actual
Variances
F/U
Avg daily pounds processed
2000
2000
0
Pounds per hour
240
250
-10
Processed pounds
50000
50000
0
0
Cost info:
0
Direct material
45000
50000
-5000
U
Direct labor
10000
10000
0
Variable Over head
14000
12000
2000
F
Fixed over head
14000
13000
1000
F
Budget
Actual
Variances
F/U
Avg daily pounds processed
2000
2000
0
Pounds per hour
240
250
-10
Processed pounds
50000
50000
0
0
Cost info:
0
Direct material
45000
50000
-5000
U
Direct labor
10000
10000
0
Variable Over head
14000
12000
2000
F
Fixed over head
14000
13000
1000
F
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