Question

At the beginning of the period, the Assembly Department budgeted direct labor of $110,000, direct materials of $170,000, and fixed factory overhead of $28,000 for 8,000 hours of production. The department actually completed 10,000 hours of production. Assume, variable cost driver is hours of production. What is the appropriate total budget for the department, assuming it uses flexible budgeting?

Answer 1

Answer:

$378,000

Explanation:

First, we need to find the variable cost per hour:

(Direct Material + Direct Labor)/Number of hours of production

= $(170,000+110,000)/8,000

= $35

Since, the department took more hours for production, therefore,

Additional budgeted costs = (10,000 - 8,000) x $35 = $70,000

Total appropriate budget for the department using flexible budgeting:

Prime cost + Factory overhead (Fixed) + Additional hourly (budgeted) costs

= (Direct labor + Direct Material) + Factory overhead (Fixed) + Additional hourly (budgeted) costs

= $(110,000 + 170,000)+$28,000+$70,000

= $378,000