Elmer Company manufactures tablecloths. Sales have grown rapidly over the past 2 years. As a result, the president has installed a budgetary control system for 2017. The following data were used in developing the master manufacturing overhead budget for the Ironing Department, which is based on an activity index of direct labor hours. Variable costs Rate per Direct Labor Hour Annual Fixed Costs
Indirect labor $0.42 Supervision $42,600
Indirect materials 0.50 Depreciation 17,280
Factory utilities 0.33 Insurance 14,640
Factory repairs 0.23 Rent 30,600
The master overhead budget was prepared on the expectation that 481,600 direct labor hours will be worked during the year. In June, 38,400 direct labor hours were worked. At that level of activity, actual costs were as shown below.
Variable-per direct labor hour: indirect labor $0.46, indirect materials $0.48, factory utilities $0.37, and factory repairs $0.28.
Fixed: same as budgeted.
Required:
(a) Prepare a monthly manufacturing overhead flexible budget for the year ending December 31, 2017, assuming production levels range from 35,100 to 49,800 direct labor hours. Use increments of 4,900 direct labor hours. (List variable costs before fixed costs.)
(b) Prepare a budget report for June comparing actual results with budget data based on the flexible budget. (List variable costs before fixed costs.)
(c) State the formula for computing the total budgeted costs for the Ironing Department. (Round variable cost per unit to 2 decimal places, e. g. 1.55.)