Problem 9-26 Critiquing a Cost Report; Preparing a Performance Report [LO9-1, LO

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Problem 9-26 Critiquing a Cost Report; Preparing a Performance Report [LO9-1, LO9-2, LO9-3, L09-4, 09-6] Frank Weston, supervisor of the Freemont Corporation's Machining Department, was visibly upset after being reprimanded for his department's poor performance over the prior month. The department's cost control report is given below: Freemont Corporation-Machining Department Cost Control Report For the Month Ended June 30 Actual Results 42,000 Planning Budget Variances Machine-hours 40,000 Supplies Maintenance Utilities Supervision Depreciation Total Direct labor wages 89,600 28,300 25,000 22,700 55,000 95,000 315,600 $86,800 $2,800 U 2,700 U 2,100 U 1,200 TU 25,600 22,900 21,500 55,000 95,000 $306,800 8,800 U "I just can't understand all of these unfavorable variances," Weston complained to the supervisor of another department. “when the boss called me in, I thought he was going to give me a pat on the back because l know for a fact that my department worked more efficiently last month than it has ever worked before. Instead, he tore me apart. I thought for a minute that it might be over the supplies that were stolen out of our warehouse last month. But they only amounted to a couple of hundred dollars, and just look at this report. Everything is unfavorable."

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2 A report that would be helpful in assessing how well costs were controlled appears below: Freemont Corporation-Machining Department Flexible Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended June 30 Actual Results Revenue and Spending variances Flexible Budget Activity variances Planning Budget Machine-hours (q) 42,000 42,000 40,000 Direct labor wages ($2.17q) $89,600 $1,540 F $91,140 $4,340 u $86,800 Supplies ($0.64q) 28,300 1,420 u 26,880 1,280 u 25,600 Maintenance ($17,700 + $0.13q) 25,000 1,840 u 23,160 260 u 22,900 utilities ($14,200 + $0.1825q) 22,700 835 u 21,865 365 u 21,500 Supervision ($55,000) 55,000 0 55,000 0 55,000 Depreciation ($95,000) 95,000 0 95,000 0 95,000 Total $315,600 $2,555 U $313,045 $6,245 u $306,800

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