Question

Evanson Company expects to produce 540,000 units of their product during the year. Monthly production is expected to range from 40,000 to 80,000 units. The company has budgeted manufacturing costs per unit to be as follows: Direct materials $ 14 Direct labor 15 Variable manufacturing overhead 16 Fixed manufacturing overhead 3 Prepare a flexible manufacturing budget using 20,000 unit increments.

Answer 1

Answer:

Evanson Company

Evanson Company

Flexible Monthly Budget

Activity Level:

Finished goods (Units)          40,000         60,000          80,000

Variable costs:

Direct materials                $560,000     $840,000    $1,120,000

Direct labor                         600,000       900,000     1,200,000

Manufacturing overhead   640,000       960,000     1,280,000

Total variable costs       $1,800,000  $2,700,000  $3,600,000

Fixed manufacturing

 overhead                          135,000         135,000        135,000

Total production costs $1,935,000  $2,835,000  $3,735,000

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Expected production units per year = 540,000

Average monthly production units = 45,000 (540,000/12)

Manufacturing costs per unit:

Direct materials                            $ 14

Direct labor                                      15

Variable manufacturing overhead 16

Fixed manufacturing overhead       3

Total yearly fixed overhead = $1,620,000 (540,000 * $3)

Monthly fixed overhead = $135,000 ($1,620,000/12)

b) A flexible budget has varying activity levels from one period to the next.  One interesting feature of the flexible budget is that the variable costs are fixed per unit, but their totals vary with the volume levels.  On the other hand, the fixed costs remain static in totals but vary per unit.