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B&L; Landscapes, Inc. Mini Practice Part 5 Bill Graham and Larry Miller incorpor

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Question

B&L; Landscapes, Inc. Mini Practice Part 5 Bill Graham and Larry Miller incorporated B&L; Landscapes, Inc. on July 1, 2016. The business consists of lawn care and sprinkler system installations. In addition, they also sell two types of fertilizer During 2017, B&L; Landscapes, Inc. acquired a 30% interest in Crestline Pipe. The president of Crestline wants to develop a management report to evaluate Manufacturing Overhead costs Bill and Larry want to help and have volunteered your services to provide some managerial reporting for Crestline Crestline Pipe distributes high-quality PVC pipe and has the following information for the month of March, 2018 Crestline Pipe Manufacturing Overhead Budget (Static) For the Month of March, 2018 Budgeted production in LF Budgeted costs 117500 Utilities ($0.45/DLH) Maintenance ($0.25/DLH) Salaries Depreciation Property taxes Insurance Janitorial Indirect materials ($0.30/DLH) 7,050 Indirect labor ($0.50/DLH 11,750 10,575 5,875 42,000 16,800 2,500 1,200 1300 $99,050 Total budgeted costs Crestline Pipe Manufacturing Overhead Costs (Actual) For the Month of March, 2018 Actual production in LF 118,500 Actual costs Indirect materials Indirect labor Utilities Maintenance Salaries Depreciation Property taxes Insurance Janitorial 7,100 11,825 10,700 5,900 42,000 16,800 2,500 1,200 1300 $99,325 Total budgeted costs Crestline Pipe had the following static budget and overhead costs for March. Manufacturingg overhead is budgeted based on direct labor hours (DLH). Direct labor is budgeted at 12 minutes per linear foot (LF)

Explanation / Answer

B&L LANDSCAPES, INC. Manufacturing Overhead Flexible Budget For the Month of March, 2018 Production in LF 115,500 116,500 117,500 118,500 119,500 Variable Costs Indirect Materials($0.30 x LF x 12/60 Min)          6,930          6,990        7,050          7,110        7,170 Indirect Labor ($0.50 x LF x 12/60 Min)        11,550        11,650      11,750        11,850      11,950 Utilities ($0.45 x LF x 12/60 Min)        10,395        10,485      10,575        10,665      10,755 Maintenance ($0.25 x LF x 12/60 Min)          5,775          5,825        5,875          5,925        5,975 Total Variable Costs          34,650        34,950      35,250        35,550      35,850 Fixed Costs Salaries        42,000        42,000      42,000        42,000      42,000 Depreciation        16,800        16,800      16,800        16,800      16,800 Property Taxes          2,500          2,500        2,500          2,500        2,500 Insurance          1,200          1,200        1,200          1,200        1,200 Janitorial          1,300          1,300        1,300          1,300        1,300 Total Fixed Costs        63,800        63,800      63,800        63,800      63,800 Total Budgeted Costs        98,450        98,750      99,050        99,350      99,650 B&L LANDSCAPES, INC. Manufacturing Overhead Flexible Budget Report For the Month of March, 2018 Budget Actual Difference Favorable/ Unfavorable Production in LF          118,500          118,500 Variable Costs Indirect Materials          7,110          7,100                  10 F Indirect Labor        11,850        11,825                  25 F Utilities        10,665        10,700                  35 U Investigate Maintenance          5,925          5,900                  25 F Total Variable Costs          35,550        35,525                  25 F Fixed Costs Salaries        42,000        42,000                   -   Depreciation        16,800        16,800                   -   Property Taxes          2,500          2,500                   -   Insurance          1,200          1,200                   -   Janitorial          1,300          1,300                   -   Total Fixed Costs            63,800            63,800                   -   Total Budgeted Costs            99,350            99,325                  25 F B&L LANDSCAPES, INC. Responsibility Report Manufacturing Overhead For the Month of March, 2018 Budget Actual Difference Favorable/ Unfavorable Controllable Cost Indirect Materials              7,110              7,100                  10 F Indirect Labor            11,850            11,825                  25 F Utilities            10,665            10,700                  35 U Maintenance              5,925              5,900                  25 F Manufacturing manager should try to search the reason behind the excess Utilities expense, since due to excess utilities expense his performance is not remarkable to the point, it should be otherwise.