Berne, Inc. uses a flexible budget for manufacturing overhead based on machine hours. Variable manufacturing overhead costs per machine hour are as follows: Indirect labor $5.00 Indirect materials 2.50 Maintenance .80 Utilities .30 Fixed overhead costs per month are: Supervision $800 Insurance 200 Property taxes 300 Depreciation 900 The company believes it will normally operate in a range of 2,000 to 4,000 machine hours per month. Prepare a flexible manufacturing overhead budget for the expected range of activity, using increments of 1,000 machine hours. (List variable costs before fixed costs.)

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Answer and Explanation:

As per the data given in the question,

Flexible manufacturing overhead budget

Activity level :

Machine hours 2,000 hours    3,000 hours     4,000 hours

Variable costs :

Indirect labor $5     $10,000     $15,000           $20,000

Indirect material $2.50   $5,000  $7,500         $10,000

Maintenance $0.80  $1,600     $2,400             $3,200

Utilities $0.30   $600                $900               $1,200

Total variable cost $22,600     $25,800          $34,400

Fixed costs :

Supervision             $800        $800               $800

Insurance                $200         $200              $200

Property taxes        $300         $300              $300

Depreciation           $900        $900              $900

Total Fixed cost      $2,200     $2,200          $2,200

Total Cost               $24,800   $28,000        $36,600