Packaging Solutions Corporation manufactures and sells a wide variety of packaging products. Performance...

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Packaging Solutions Corporation manufactures and sells a wide variety of packaging products. Performance reports are prepared monthly for each department. The planning budget and flexible budget for the Production Department are based on the following formulas, where q is the number of labor-hours worked in a month:
Cost Formulas
Direct labor $16.10q
Indirect labor $4,600+ $1.90q
Utilities $5,200+ $0.30q
Supplies $1,700+ $0.30q
Equipment depreciation $18,600+ $2.80q
Factory rent $8,500
Property taxes $2,600
Factory administration $13,300+ $0.60q
The Production Department planned to work 4,200 labor-hours in March; however, it actually worked 4,000 labor-hours during the month. Its actual costs incurred in March are listed below:
Actual Cost Incurred in March
Direct labor $ 65,940
Indirect labor $ 11,760
Utilities $ 6,850
Supplies $ 3,170
Equipment depreciation $ 29,800
Factory rent $ 8,900
Property taxes $ 2,600
Factory administration $ 15,050
Required:
1. Prepare the Production Departments planning budget for the month.
2. Prepare the Production Departments flexible budget for the month.
3. Prepare the Production Departments flexible budget performance report for March, including both the spending and activity
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