Company's budgeted prices for direct materials, direct manufacturing labor, and direct marketing (distribution) labor per attaché case are $39, $7, and $12, respectively. The president is pleased with the following performance report: Actual Costs Static Budget Variance
Direct materials 564,000 $400,000 $36,000 F
Direct manufacturing labor 78,000 80 2,000 F
Direct marketing (distribution) labor 110,000 120,000 10,000F

Actual output was 9,100 attaché cases. Assume all three direct-cost items above are variable costs.

Requirement:
a. Is the president's pleasure justified?
b. Prepare a revised performance report that uses a flexible budget and a static budget.

a) The president's pleasure is not justified because the budget performance was unfavorable in all the variable costs.

b) Revised Flexible Performance Report

                                                             Flexible        Actual         Variance

                                                             Budget        Costs

Direct materials                                $354,900    $564,000    $209,100 U

Direct manufacturing labor                  63,700         78,000         14,300 U

Direct marketing (distribution) labor 109,200         110,000             800 U

                                                           Flexible        Static            Variance

                                                             Budget       Budget

Direct materials                                $354,900    $400,000       $45,100 U

Direct manufacturing labor                  63,700         80,000         16,300 U

Direct marketing (distribution) labor 109,200        120,000         10,800 U

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

                                                        Actual Costs  Static Budget   Variance

Direct materials                                 564,000      $400,000      $36,000 F

Direct manufacturing labor                 78,000          80,000           2,000 F

Direct marketing (distribution) labor 110,000         120,000         10,000 F

b) Budgeted Prices:

Direct materials = $39

Direct labor = $7

Direct marketing labor = $12

Actual Output = 9,100

Flexible Budget:

Direct materials = $354,900 ($39 x 9,100)

Direct labor = $63,700 ($7 x 9,100)

Direct marketing labor = $109,200 ($12 x 9,100)

The flexible budget for direct materials, labor and marketing were flexed in line with actual output.