Question

Majestic Corporation manufactures wheel barrows and uses budgeted machine hours to allocate variable manufacturing overhead. The following information relates to the company's manufacturing overhead data:Budgeted output units: 28,475 units Budgeted machine-hours: 17,085 hoursBudgeted variable manufacturing overhead costs for 28,475 units: $358,785 Actual output units produced: 32,475 units Actual machine-hours used: 15,000 hoursActual variable manufacturing overhead costs: $384,060 What is the flexible-budget amount for variable manufacturing overhead?

Answer 1

Answer:

$409185

Explanation:

Given: Budgeted output units: 28,475 units

Budgeted machine-hours: 17,085 hours

Budgeted variable manufacturing overhead costs for 28,475 units: $358,785

Actual output units produced: 32,475 units

Actual machine-hours used: 15,000 hours

Actual variable manufacturing overhead costs: $384,060.

First, we will find Budgeted machine hour per unit produced.

Budgeted machine hour per unit produced=  $\frac{Budgeted\ machine\ hour}{Budgeted\ units}$

⇒$Budgeted machine hour per unit produced= 17085\div 28475= 0.6$

∴Budgeted machine hour per unit produced= 0.6

Budgeted machine hours allowed for 32475 units= $32475\times 0.6= 19485$

Budgeted variable overhead rate per machine hour= $\textrm {Budgeted variable manufacturing overhead costs}\div Budgeted\ machine\ hours$

Budgeted variable overhead rate per machine hour= $358785\div 17085= \ 21$

Now, lets find out flexible budget amount.

Flexible budget amount= $\textrm{Budgeted machine hours allowed}\times \textrm{Budgeted variable overhead rate}$

Flexible budget amount= $19485\times \ 21= \ 409185$

∴Flexible budget amount for variable manufacturing overhead= $409185