Question

Brutus Company manufactures one product. Its variable manufacturing overhead is applied to production based on direct labor-hours and its standard cost is as follows: Inputs Standard Quantity or Hours Standard Price or Rate Direct materials 3 pounds $12.00 per pound Direct labor 5 hours $15 per hour Variable overhead 5 hours $2 per hour The planning budget for March was based on producing and selling 32,000 units. However, during March the company actually produced and sold 30,000 units and incurred the following costs: a. Purchased 100,000 pounds of raw materials at a cost of $11.50 per pound. All of this material was used in production. b. Direct laborers worked 140,000 hours at a rate of $16.00 per hour. c. Total variable manufacturing overhead for the month was $308,000. Prepare: A. Flexible Budget Performance Report for Variable Product Costs

Answer 1

Answer:

                                            BRUTUS COMPANY

                                               FLEXIBLE BUDGET

Prouction unit                                        32,000

Direct  Materials(3*32,000*$12)       $1,152,000

Direct labor(5*32000*15)                   2,400,000

Variable overhead(5*32000*2)           320,000

                                                           3,872,000

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