You have just been hired by SecuriDoor Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The president has asked that you review the company's costing system and "do what you can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead costs." You find that the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest that preparing such a budget would be an excellent first step in overhead planning and control.
After much effort and analysis, you determined the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for April:
Cost Formula Actual Cost in April Utilities $ 16,200 plus $.14 per machine-hour $ 20,940 Maintenance $ 38,300 plus $1.40 per machine-hour $ 61,500 Supplies $ .40 per machine-hour $ 8,200 Indirect labor $ 94,900 plus $1.20 per machine-hour $ 121,000 Depreciation $ 68,100 $ 69,800 During April, the company worked 19,000 machine-hours and produced 13,000 units.
The company had originally planned to work 21,000 machine-hours during April.
Required:
1. Prepare a flexible budget for April. (Input all amounts as positive values.) SecuriDoor Corporation Flexible Budget For the Month Ended April 30 Machine-hours Utilities $ Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total $
2. Prepare a report showing the spending variances for April. (Input all amounts as positive values.Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.
Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)