Budget Performance Report Genie in a Bottle Company (GBC) manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry....

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Budget Performance Report

Genie in a Bottle Company (GBC) manufactures plastic two-literbottles for the beverage industry. The cost standards per 100two-liter bottles are as follows:

Cost CategoryStandard Cost
per 100 Two-Liter
Bottles
Direct labor$1.22
Direct materials5.16
Factory overhead0.32
Total$6.7

At the beginning of July, GBC management planned to produce580,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for July was626,400 bottles. The actual costs for July of the current year wereas follows:

Cost CategoryActual Cost for the
Month Ended July 31
Direct labor$7,489
Direct materials31,547
Factory overhead2,025
Total$41,061

Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

a. Prepare the July manufacturing standard costbudget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) forWBC, assuming planned production.

Genie in a Bottle Company
Manufacturing Cost Budget
For the Month Ended July 31
Standard Cost at Planned Volume(580,000 Bottles)
Manufacturing costs:
Direct labor$
Direct materials
Factory overhead
Total$

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Compare the actual costs with the standard cost at actual volumefor direct labor, direct materials, and overhead. Identify the costvariance as favorable (actual less than standard) or unfavorable(actual greater than standard).

Review the concepts of favorable and unfavorable variances.

Learning Objective 2.

b. Prepare a budget performance report formanufacturing costs, showing the total cost variances for directmaterials, direct labor, and factory overhead for July. Enter afavorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and anunfavorable variance as a positive number. If required, round youranswers to nearest cent.

Genie in a Bottle Company
Manufacturing Costs-Budget Performance Report
For the Month Ended July 31
Actual
Costs
Standard Cost at Actual Volume(626,400 Bottles)Cost Variance-
(Favorable)
Unfavorable
Manufacturing costs:
Direct labor$$$
Direct materials
Factory overhead
Total manufacturing cost$$

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