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Walton Corporation has four divisions: the assembly division, the processing div

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Question

Walton Corporation has four divisions: the assembly division, the processing division, the machining division, and the packing division. All four divisions are under the control of the vice president of manufacturing. Each division has a manager and several departments that are directed by supervisors. The chain of command runs downward from vice president to division manager to supervisor. The processing division is composed of the paint and finishing departments. The May responsibility reports for the supervisors of these departments follow: ********** Please provide detail explanation & step by step************

Budgeted*

Actual

Variance

Paint Department

Controllable costs

Raw materials

$

60,000

$

62,800

$

2,800

U

Labor

59,500

67,600

8,100

U

Repairs

6,600

5,490

1,110

F

Maintenance

4,400

4,080

320

F

Total

$

130,500

$

139,970

$

9,470

U

Finishing Department

Controllable costs

Raw materials

$

48,000

$

45,200

$

2,800

F

Labor

46,900

41,700

5,200

F

Repairs

3,730

4,250

520

U

Maintenance

2,760

3,490

730

U

Total

$

101,390

$

94,640

$

6,750

F


*Walton uses flexible budgets for performance evaluation.

Other pertinent cost data for May follow.

Budgeted*

Actual

Cost data of other divisions

Assembly

$

389,000

$

376,100

Machining

299,000

314,400

Packing

423,950

407,500

Other costs associated with

Processing division manager

223,600

221,100

Vice president of manufacturing

137,000

146,560


*Walton uses flexible budgets for performance evaluation.

Required

a.    Prepare a responsibility report for the manager of the processing division.

b.    Prepare a responsibility report for the vice president of manufacturing.

Required A

Prepare a responsibility report for the vice president of manufacturing. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)

Responsibility Report

Processing Division Manager

For the Month Ended May 31

Controllable costs

Budget

Actual

Variances

Paint department

U

Finishing department

F

Other costs

F

Total

U

Required B

Prepare a responsibility report for the vice president of manufacturing. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)

Responsibility Report

Vice President of Manufacturing

For the Month Ended May 31

Controllable costs

Budget

Actual

Variances

Assembly division

F

Processing division

U

Machining division

U

Packing division

F

Other costs

U

Total

F

Budgeted*

Actual

Variance

Paint Department

Controllable costs

Raw materials

$

60,000

$

62,800

$

2,800

U

Labor

59,500

67,600

8,100

U

Repairs

6,600

5,490

1,110

F

Maintenance

4,400

4,080

320

F

Total

$

130,500

$

139,970

$

9,470

U

Finishing Department

Controllable costs

Raw materials

$

48,000

$

45,200

$

2,800

F

Labor

46,900

41,700

5,200

F

Repairs

3,730

4,250

520

U

Maintenance

2,760

3,490

730

U

Total

$

101,390

$

94,640

$

6,750

F

Explanation / Answer

Required A Prepare a responsibility report for the vice president of manufacturing. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).) Responsibility Report Processing Division Manager For the Month Ended May 31 Controllable costs Budget Actual Variances (difference) Paint department $130,500.00 $139,970.00 $9,470.00 U Finishing department $101,390.00 $94,640.00 $6,750.00 F Other Costs $223,600.00 $221,100.00 $2,500.00 F Total $455,490.00 $455,710.00 $220.00 U Required B Prepare a responsibility report for the vice president of manufacturing. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).) Responsibility Report Vice President of Manufacturing For the Month Ended May 31 Controllable costs Budget Actual Variances (Difference) Assembly division $389,000.00 $376,100.00 $12,900.00 F Processing division (calculated part a) $455,490.00 $455,710.00 $220.00 U Machining division $299,000.00 $314,400.00 $15,400.00 U Packing division $423,950.00 $407,500.00 $16,450.00 F Other costs $137,000.00 $146,560.00 $9,560.00 U Total $1,704,440.00 $1,700,270.00 $4,170.00 F