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During March, the company worked 18,000 machine-hours and produced 12,000 units. The company originally planned to work 20,000 machine-hours during March. Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March. 2. Calculate the spending variances for March. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the activity variances for March. Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. FAB Corporation Activity Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total Required 1 Required 2

During March, the company worked 18,000 machine-hours and produced 12,000 units. The company originally planned to work 20,000 machine-hours during March. Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March. 2. Calculate the spending variances for March. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the activity variances for March. Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. FAB Corporation Activity Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total Required 1 Required 2

Principles of Accounting Volume 2
Principles of Accounting Volume 2
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Chapter8: Standard Costs And Variances
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You have just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The president asked you to review the company’s costing system and “do what you can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead costs.” You find the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest preparing such a budget would be an excellent first step in overhead planning and control. After much effort and analysis, you estimated the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for March: Cost Formula Actual Cost in March Utilities $16,700 + $0.17 per machine-hour $ 21,900 Maintenance $38,400 + $1.70 per machine-hour $ 66,200 Supplies $0.50 per machine-hour $ 9,800 Indirect labor $94,400 + $1.80 per machine-hour $ 131,300 Depreciation $68,000 $ 69,700

During March, the company worked 18,000 machine-hours and produced 12,000 units. The company originally planned to work 20,000 machine-hours during March. Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March. 2. Calculate the spending variances for March. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the activity variances for March. Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. FAB Corporation Activity Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total Required 1 Required 2
Transcribed Image Text:During March, the company worked 18,000 machine-hours and produced 12,000 units. The company originally planned to work 20,000 machine-hours during March. Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March. 2. Calculate the spending variances for March. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the activity variances for March. Note: Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values. FAB Corporation Activity Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total Required 1 Required 2
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