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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: Cost Formula Utalition 916,500+ 00:18 per machine-hour Maintenance 638,900 - 01.70 per machine-hour supplies 50.30 por machinehour Indirect labor 694,100. 01.40 per machine-hour Depreciation 061, 100 Actual Costin March 0 22,440 71000 86,700 0127,200 0 69,000 During March, the company worked 21000 machine hours and produced 15,000 units. The company had originally planned to work 23,000 machine-hours during March. Required: 1. Calculate the activity variances for March 2. Calculate the spending variances for March. 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 varlance by selecting "F" 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 Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total Required Required 2 > Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. 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 (.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.) FAB Corporation Spending Variances For the Month Ended March 31 Utilities Maintenance Supplies Indirect labor Depreciation Total

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