A. State and explain two objectives of business in preparing budget. Provide example where necessary. B. Kinetic Manufacturing mahufactures small robots that function as a timekeeper. It expects to produce 4,000 units each month. Budgeted variable manufacturing costs per unit are direct materials RM7, direct labour RM5 and overhead RM10. Monthly budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead costs are RM4,500 for depreciation and RM3,000 for rental. In the current month, Kinetic Manufacturing produced 4,100 units of small robots and incurred the following costs: direct material RM28,290, direct labour RM22,000, variable overhead RM44,000, depreciation RM4,500 and rental RM3,000. Required: Prepare a performance report using flexible budget for 4,100 units of output. For each expense, determine the type of variance; favourable or unfavourable. Based on the performance report prepare in (i), discuss the performance of Kinetic Manufacturing for the current month.

A. State and explain two objectives of business in preparing budget. Provide example where necessary. B. Kinetic Manufacturing mahufactures small robots that function as a timekeeper. It expects to produce 4,000 units each month. Budgeted variable manufacturing costs per unit are direct materials RM7, direct labour RM5 and overhead RM10. Monthly budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead costs are RM4,500 for depreciation and RM3,000 for rental. In the current month, Kinetic Manufacturing produced 4,100 units of small robots and incurred the following costs: direct material RM28,290, direct labour RM22,000, variable overhead RM44,000, depreciation RM4,500 and rental RM3,000. Required: Prepare a performance report using flexible budget for 4,100 units of output. For each expense, determine the type of variance; favourable or unfavourable. Based on the performance report prepare in (i), discuss the performance of Kinetic Manufacturing for the current month.

Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Series)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305970663

Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Publisher:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Chapter7: Allocating Costs Of Support Departments And Joint Products

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CE: The expected costs for the Maintenance Department of Stazler, Inc., for the coming year include:...

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