Budget Performance Report Genie in a Bottle Company (GBC) manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost Performance goals, often relating to how much a product should cost.standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows: Cost Category Standard Cost per 100 Two-Liter Bottles Direct labor   $1.34       Direct materials   5.74       Factory overhead   0.34         Total   $7.42       At the beginning of July, GBC management planned to produce 500,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for July was 540,000 bottles. The actual costs for July of the current year were as follows: Cost Category Actual Cost for the Month Ended July 31 Direct labor         $7,091         Direct materials         30,252         Factory overhead         1,854           Total         $39,197         Enter all amounts as positive numbers. a.  Prepare the July manufacturing A detailed estimate of what a product should cost.standard cost budget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) for WBC, assuming planned production. Genie in a Bottle Company Manufacturing Cost Budget For the Month Ended March 31   Standard Cost at Planned Volume (500,000 Bottles) Manufacturing costs:   Direct labor $   Direct materials   Factory overhead   Total $   b.  Prepare a budget performance report for manufacturing costs, showing the total The difference between actual cost and the flexible budget at actual volumes.cost variances for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for July. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Round your answers to two decimal places. Genie in a Bottle Company Manufacturing Costs-Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended March 31   Actual Costs Standard Cost at Actual Volume (540,000 Bottles) Cost Variance- (Favorable) Unfavorable Manufacturing costs:       Direct labor $   $   $   Direct materials       Factory overhead       Total manufacturing cost $   $   $   c.  The Company's actual costs were $871     more less than budgeted.     Favorable Unfavorable direct labor and direct material cost variances more than offset a small     favorable unfavorable factory overhead cost variance.

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  1. Budget Performance Report

    Genie in a Bottle Company (GBC) manufactures plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry. The cost Performance goals, often relating to how much a product should cost.standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows:

    Cost Category Standard Cost
    per 100 Two-Liter
    Bottles
    Direct labor   $1.34      
    Direct materials   5.74      
    Factory overhead   0.34      
      Total   $7.42      

    At the beginning of July, GBC management planned to produce 500,000 bottles. The actual number of bottles produced for July was 540,000 bottles. The actual costs for July of the current year were as follows:

    Cost Category Actual Cost for the
    Month Ended July 31
    Direct labor         $7,091        
    Direct materials         30,252        
    Factory overhead         1,854        
      Total         $39,197        

    Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

    a.  Prepare the July manufacturing A detailed estimate of what a product should cost.standard cost budget (direct labor, direct materials, and factory overhead) for WBC, assuming planned production.

    Genie in a Bottle Company
    Manufacturing Cost Budget
    For the Month Ended March 31
      Standard Cost at
    Planned Volume
    (500,000 Bottles)
    Manufacturing costs:  
    Direct labor $
     
    Direct materials
     
    Factory overhead
     
    Total $
     

    b.  Prepare a budget performance report for manufacturing costs, showing the total The difference between actual cost and the flexible budget at actual volumes.cost variances for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for July. Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. Round your answers to two decimal places.

    Genie in a Bottle Company
    Manufacturing Costs-Budget Performance Report
    For the Month Ended March 31
     


    Actual
    Costs
    Standard Cost
    at Actual
    Volume (540,000
    Bottles)
    Cost
    Variance-
    (Favorable)
    Unfavorable
    Manufacturing costs:      
    Direct labor $
     
    $
     
    $
     
    Direct materials
     
     
     
    Factory overhead
     
     
     
    Total manufacturing cost $
     
    $
     
    $
     

    c.  The Company's actual costs were $871  

     
    • more
    • less
    than budgeted.  
     
    • Favorable
    • Unfavorable
    direct labor and direct material cost variances more than offset a small  
     
    • favorable
    • unfavorable
    factory overhead cost variance.

     

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