Myers Company uses a flexible budget for manufacturing overhead based on direct
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Question
Myers Company uses a flexible budget for manufacturing overhead based on direct labor hours. Variable manufacturing overhead costs per direct labor hour are as follows.
Fixed overhead costs per month are Supervision $3,600, Depreciation $1,300, and Property Taxes $800. The company believes it will normally operate in a range of 7,100–11,000 direct labor hours per month.
Prepare a monthly manufacturing overhead flexible budget for 2017 for the expected range of activity, using increments of 1,300 direct labor hours.
Explanation / Answer
Monthly Manufacturing Overhead Flexible Budget For the Year 2017 Activity level: Direct labor hours 7100 8400 9700 11000 Variable costs: Indirect labor 8520 10080 11640 13200 Indirect materials 4970 5880 6790 7700 Utilities 1420 1680 1940 2200 Total variable cost 14910 17640 20370 23100 Fixed costs: Supervision 3600 3600 3600 3600 Depreciation 1300 1300 1300 1300 Property taxes 800 800 800 800 Total fixed costs 5700 5700 5700 5700 Total costs 20610 23340 26070 28800