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:

Indirect labor $1.00
Indirect materials 0.70
Utilities 0.40
Fixed overhead costs per month are Supervision $4,000, Depreciation $1,200, and Property Taxes $800. The company believes it will normally operate in a range of 7,000–10,000 direct labor hours per month.
Instructions:
Prepare a monthly manufacturing overhead flexible budget for 2017 for the expected range of activity, using increments of 1,000 direct labor hours.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following formula:

Variable overhead:

Indirect labor $1.00

Indirect materials 0.70

Utilities 0.40

Total fixed overhead= 4,000 + 1,200 + 800= $6,000

In the relevant rage, the fixed costs remain constant. Only the variable cost change with production on a total basis.

7,000 Units:

Indirect labor= 1*7,000= 7,000

Indirect materials= 0.70*7,000= 4,900

Utilities= 0.40*7,000= 2,800

Total= 14,700

Total fixed overhead costs= 6,000

Total overhead= $20,700

8,000 Units:

Indirect labor= 1*8,000= 8,000

Indirect materials= 0.70*8,000= 5,600

Utilities= 0.40*8,000= 3,200

Total= 16,800

Total fixed overhead costs= 6,000

Total overhead= $22,800

9,000 Units:

Indirect labor= 1*9,000= 9,000

Indirect materials= 0.70*9,000= 6,300

Utilities= 0.40*9,000= 3,600

Total= 18,900

Total fixed overhead costs= 6,000

Total overhead= $24,900

10,000 Units:

Indirect labor= 1*10,000= 10,000

Indirect materials= 0.70*10,000= 7,000

Utilities= 0.40*10,000= 4,000

Total= 21,000

Total fixed overhead costs= 6,000

Total overhead= $27,000