Question

The budget for Department 6 of Cardinal Company for the current month ending March 31 is as follows:

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Cardinal Company, department 6

Budget performance report

For the month ended march 31, 202x

                                 Budget            Actual               Over           Under

                                                                                   budget        budget

Materials                $208,000         $204,000                              $4,000

Factory wages       $265,000         $285,000       ($20,000)

Supervisory salaries $67,800           $63,600                              $4,200

Depreciation P&E     $35,000           $35,000               -                    -

Power and light        $22,500            $21,360                                $1,140

Insurance and           $15,500             $14,400                               $1,100

property taxes

Maintenance               $9,700            $9,456                                 $244

Total                        $623,500         $632,816          ($9,316)

b) Factory wages were higher than budgeted by $20,000 or 7.55%, supervisory salaries were lower than budget by $4,200 or 6.19%, power and light were lower than budgeted by $1,140 or 5.07%, and insurance and property taxes were lower than budgeted by $1,100 or 7.1%