Baxter Corporation’s master budget calls for the production of 5,000 units of product
monthly. The master budget includes indirect labor of $144,000 annually; Baxter
considers indirect labor to be a variable cost. During the month of April, 4,500 units of
product were produced, and indirect labor costs of $10,100 were incurred. What would
be the budget variance for indirect labor utilizing flexible budgeting?
Susan Shumaker assisted in developing break-even points for various products within
her company. She was hired by another company to determine selling prices of their
products. Susan feels it is unacceptable to use the information she gathered for her
previous employer, but is being pressured by her new supervisor to divulge this
information. What should Susan do?
Resources used versus resources supplied. Information about two activities for the
Sunrise Corporation follows: