E10-3 Prepare flexible manufacturing overhead budget
Bumblebee Company estimates that 300,000 direct labor hours will be worked during the coming year, 2017,
in the Packaging Department. On this basis, the budgeted manufacturing overhead cost data, shown below,
are computed for the year.
Supervision $96,000 Indirect labor $126,000
Depreciation 72,000 Indirect materials 90,000
Insurance 30,000 Repairs 69,000
Rent 24,000 Utilities 72,000
Property taxes 18,000 Lubricants 18,000
$240,000 $375,000
It is estimated that direct labor hours worked each month will range from 27,000 to 36,000 hours.
During October 27,000 direct labor hours were worked and the following overhead costs were incurred.
Fixed overhead costs: supervision $8,000, depreciation $6,000, insurance $2,460, rent $2,000,
and property taxes $1,500.
Variable overhead costs: indirect labor $12,432, indirect materials $7,680, repairs $6,100,
utilities $6,840, and lubricants $1,920.
Instructions
(a) Prepare a monthly manufacturing overhead flexible budget for each increment of 3,000 direct labor
hours over the relevant range for the year ending December 31, 2017.
(b) Prepare a flexible budget report for October.
(c ) Comment on management’s efficiency in controlling manufacturing overhead costs in October.
NOTE: Enter a number in cells requesting a value; enter either a number or a formula in cells with a “?” .
(a) Prepare a monthly manufacturing overhead flexible budget for each increment of 3,000 direct labor
hours over the relevant range for the year ending December 31, 2017.
Activity level
Direct labor hours 27,000 30,000 33,000 36,000
Variable costs
Indirect labor ($0.42) ? ? ? ?
Indirect materials ($0.30) ? ? ? ?
Repairs ($0.23) ? ? ? ?
Utilities ($0.24) ? ? ? ?
Lubricants ($0.06) ? ? ? ?
Total variable costs ($1.25) ? ? ? ?
Fixed costs
Supervision ? ? ? ?
Depreciation ? ? ? ?
Insurance ? ? ? ?
Rent ? ? ? ?
Property taxes ? ? ? ?
Total fixed costs ? ? ? ?
Total costs ? ? ? ?