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Introduction: Total variable costs have a direct relationship with the activity base. It increases or decreases in approximate proportion to increase or decrease in the activity base respectively.
Total fixed costs do not change with the change in activity base provided that activities are performed within the relevant range. Fixed costs are period costs such as rent, interest on loans, and
The Medical Services Department charges the Cutting Department, Milling Department, and Assembly Department.
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Introduction: Spending variance shows the relationship between the budgeted cost and the actual cost incurred. If the budgeted cost is more than the actual cost incurred, then it is termed a favorable spending variance and vice versa.
The costs that should be treated as a spending variance and not charged to the operating departments.
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- The expected costs for the Maintenance Department of Stazler, Inc., for the coming year include: Fixed costs (salaries, tools): 64,900 per year Variable costs (supplies): 1.35 per maintenance hour Estimated usage by: Actual usage by: Required: 1. Calculate a single charging rate for the Maintenance Department. 2. Use this rate to assign the costs of the Maintenance Department to the user departments based on actual usage. Calculate the total amount charged for maintenance for the year. 3. What if the Assembly Department used 4,000 maintenance hours in the year? How much would have been charged out to the three departments?arrow_forwardAssume that a company provided the following cost formulas for three of its expenses (where q refers to the number of hours worked): Rent (fixed) Supplies (variable) Utilities (mixed) $ 3,000 $ 4.20g $ 150 + $ 0.759 The company's planned level of activity was 2,000 hours and its actual level of activity was 1,850 hours. How much supplies expense would be included in the flexible budget? Multiple Choice $9,030 $7,770 $8,400 $8,070arrow_forwardAssume that a company provided the following cost formulas for three of its expenses (where q refers to the number of hours worked): Rent (fixed) $ 3,000 Supplies (variable) $ 4.00q Utilities (mixed) $150 + $0.75q The company’s planned level of activity was 2,000 hours and its actual level of activity was 1,900 hours. How much utilities expense would be included in the flexible budget? $1,500 $1,675 $1,575 $1,650arrow_forward
- Gadubhaiarrow_forward8. Tabarez Corporation's Maintenance Department provides services to the company's two operating divisions-the Paints Division and the Stains Division. The variable costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments. The fixed costs of the Maintenance Department are budgeted based on the number of cases produced by the operating departments during the peak period. Data appear below: Maintenance Department: Budgeted variable cost Budgeted total fixed cost $ 2 per case $ 1,140,000 $ 239,400 $ 1,157,980 Actual total variable cost Actual total fixed cost Paints Division: 30% Percentage of peak period capacity required Budgeted cases Actual cases 29,000 29,040 Stains Division: 70% Percentage of peak period capacity required Budgeted cases Actual cases 85,000 84,960 For performance evaluation purposes, how much Maintenance Department cost should be charged to the Stains Division at the end of the year? A. $989,002 B. $1,041,416…arrow_forwardAssume that a company provided the following cost formulas for three of its expenses (where q refers to the number of hours worked): Rent (fixed) Supplies (variable) Utilities (mixed) $ 4.009 $150 + $0.75q The company's planned level of activity was 2,110 hours and its actual level of activity was 1,850 hours. How much supplies expense would be included in the planning budget? Multiple Choice C $7,840 $8,140 $8,340 $ 3,000 $8,440arrow_forward
- i Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below] Adger Corporation is a service company that measures its output based on the number of customers served. The company provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results for May as shown below: Revenue Employee salaries and wages Travel expenses Other expenses Fixed Element per Month Variable Element per Customer Served Actual Total for May $ 6,600 $ 213,500 $ 62,000 $ 2,300 $ 141,100 $ 540 $ 15,700 $ 41,000 $ 38,900 When preparing its planning budget the company estimated that it would serve 30 customers per month; however, during May the company actually served 35 customers. 5. What activity variances would Adger report with respect to each of its expenses for May? (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…arrow_forwardPlease help mearrow_forwardMultiple Choice $0. $42,588.00. $41,067.00. $43,077.27.arrow_forward
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- Cornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Ser...AccountingISBN:9781305970663Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. MowenPublisher:Cengage Learning