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You have just been hired by FAB Corporation, the manufacturer of a revolutionary new garage door opening device. The president has asked that you review the company's costing system and "do what you can to help us get better control of our manufacturing overhead costs." You find that the company has never used a flexible budget, and you suggest that preparing such a budget would be an excellent first step in overhead planning and control. After much effort and analysis, you determined the following cost formulas and gathered the following actual cost data for March: Actual Cost in March $ 21,640 $ 64,200 $ 11, 200 $116,000 $ 70,200 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Cost Formula $16,800 plus $0.16 per machine-hour $38,100 plus $1.70 per machine-hour $0.60 per machine-hour $94,200 plus $1.10 per machine-hour $68,500 During March, the company worked 17,000 machine-hours and produced 11,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 19,000 machine-hours during March. Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March. 2. Calculate the spending variances for March.

Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the activity variances for March. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) Utilities FAB Corporation Activity Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total

Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the spending variances for March. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) Utilities FAB Corporation Spending Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total