Chubbs Inc.'s manufacturing overhead budget for the first quarter of 2017 contained the following data.

Variable Costs Fixed Costs

Indirect materials $11,100 Supervisory salaries $36,700

Indirect labor 11,000 Depreciation 6,100

Utilities 7,700 Property taxes and insurance 7,400

Maintenance 5,500 Maintenance 4,900

Actual variable costs were indirect materials $14,900, indirect labor $9,600, utilities $9,100, and maintenance $4,800. Actual fixed costs equaled budgeted costs except for property taxes and insurance, which were $8,500. The actual activity level equaled the budgeted level.

Required:

a. Prepare a manufacturing overhead flexible budget report for the first quarter.

b. Prepare a responsibility report for the first quarter.

a. Manufacturing overhead Flexible budget report

Budget Actual Favorable (Unfavorable)

Variable cost

Indirect material $11,100 $14,900 $3,800 U

Indirect labor $11,000 $9,600 $1,400 F

Utilities $7,700 $9,100 $1,400 U

Maintenance $5,500 $4,800 $700 F

Total Variable cost $35,300 $38,400 $3,100 U

Fixed expenses

Supervisory Salary $36,700 $36,700 0

Depreciation $6,100 $6,100 0

Property, taxes $7,400 $8,500 $1,100 U

Maintenance $4,900 $4,900 0 U

Total fixed expense $55,100 $56,200 $1,100 U

Total controllable

cost $90,400 $94,600 $4,200 U

b. Manufacturing overhead Responsibility report

Controllable cost Budget Actual Favorable (Unfavorable)

Indirect material $11,100 $14,900 $3,800 U

Indirect labor $11,000 $9,600 $1,400 F

Utilities $7,700 $9,100 $1,400 U

Maintenance $10,400 $9,700 $700 F

Supervisory salaries$36,700 $36,700 0

Total $76,900 $80,000 $3,100 U