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Utilities 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 Cost Formula in March $20,600 + $0.10 per machine-hour $ 24,200 Maintenance $40,000 - $1.60 per machine-hour $ 78,100 Supplies $0.30 per machine-hour $130,000$0.70 per machine-hour $ 149,600 Depreciation $70,000 During March, the company worked 26,000 machine-hours and produced 15,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 30,000 machine-hours during March Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March 2. Calculate the spending variances for March Indirect labor $ 8,400 $ 71,500 Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Calculate the activity variances for March (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (1.e, zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) FAB Corporation Activity Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities $ 24,200 Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation

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