After much effort and analysis, you determined the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for March: Cost Formula Actual Cost in March Utilities $20,600 + $0.10 per machine-hour $ 24,200 Maintenance $40,000 + $1.60 per machine-hour $ 78,100 Supplies $0.30 per machine-hour $ 8,400 Indirect labor $130,000 + $0.70 per machine-hour $ 149,600 Depreciation $70,000 $ 71,500 During March, the company worked 26,000 machine-hours and produced 15,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 30,000 machine-hours during March. Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March. 2. Calculate the spending variances for March.

You have just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The president has asked that you review the company’s costing system and "do what you can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead costs." You find that the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest that preparing such a budget would be an excellent first step in overhead planning and control.

Answer:

Spending Variance = $1000 Unfavourable

Activity Variance = $10,800 Favourable

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS OF THE ACTIVITY VARIANCE AND SPENDING VARIANCE SHOWN IN THE ATTACHMENT.

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