The production supervisor of the Machining Department for Niland Company agreed to the following monthly static budget for the upcoming year: Niland Company Machining Department Monthly Production Budget Wages $1,125,000 Utilities 90,000 Depreciation 50,000 Total $1,265,000 The actual amount spent and the actual units produced in the first three months in the Machining Department were as follows:   Amount Spent Units Produced January $1,100,000   80,000   February 1,200,000   90,000   March 1,250,000   95,000   The Machining Department supervisor has been very pleased with this performance because actual expenditures for January–March have been significantly less than the monthly static budget of $1,265,000. However, the plant manager believes that the budget should not remain fixed for every month but should “flex” or adjust to the volume of work that is produced in the Machining Department. Additional budget information for the Machining Department is as follows: Wages per hour $15.00 Utility cost per direct labor hour $1.20 Direct labor hours per unit 0.75 Planned monthly unit production 100,000 a.  Prepare a flexible budget for the actual units produced for January, February, and March in the Machining Department. Assume depreciation is a fixed cost. If required, use per unit amounts carried out to two decimal places. Niland Company Machining Department Budget For the Three Months Ending March 31   January February March Units of production 80,000 90,000 95,000 Wages  900,000 1,012,500 1,068,750 Utilities  72,000 81,000 85,500 Depreciation  50,000 50,000 50,000 Total       Supporting calculations:       Units of production 80,000 90,000 95,000 Hours per unit       Total hours of production       Wages per hour       Total wages       Total hours of production       Utility costs per hour       Total utilities

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The production supervisor of the Machining Department for Niland Company agreed to the following monthly static budget for the upcoming year:

Niland Company
Machining Department
Monthly Production Budget
Wages $1,125,000
Utilities 90,000
Depreciation 50,000
Total $1,265,000

The actual amount spent and the actual units produced in the first three months in the Machining Department were as follows:

  Amount Spent Units Produced
January $1,100,000   80,000  
February 1,200,000   90,000  
March 1,250,000   95,000  

The Machining Department supervisor has been very pleased with this performance because actual expenditures for January–March have been significantly less than the monthly static budget of $1,265,000. However, the plant manager believes that the budget should not remain fixed for every month but should “flex” or adjust to the volume of work that is produced in the Machining Department. Additional budget information for the Machining Department is as follows:

Wages per hour $15.00
Utility cost per direct labor hour $1.20
Direct labor hours per unit 0.75
Planned monthly unit production 100,000

a.  Prepare a flexible budget for the actual units produced for January, February, and March in the Machining Department. Assume depreciation is a fixed cost. If required, use per unit amounts carried out to two decimal places.

Niland Company
Machining Department Budget
For the Three Months Ending March 31
  January February March
Units of production 80,000 90,000 95,000
Wages  900,000 1,012,500 1,068,750
Utilities  72,000 81,000 85,500
Depreciation  50,000 50,000 50,000
Total      
Supporting calculations:      
Units of production 80,000 90,000 95,000
Hours per unit      
Total hours of production      
Wages per hour      
Total wages      
Total hours of production      
Utility costs per hour      
Total utilities      
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