Question

Sunn Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During November, the company budgeted for 6,100 units, but its actual level of activity was 6,050 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting:

	Fixed Element per Month			Variable element per unit
Revenue		-		$	33.70
Direct labor	$	0		$	5.90
Direct materials		0			10.90
Manufacturing overhead		48,400			1.20
Selling and administrative expenses		24,800			0.50
Total expenses	$	73,200		$	18.50

The manufacturing overhead in the flexible budget for November would be closest to:

Multiple Choice

• $55,511

• $55,660

• $55,720

• $56,433

Answer 1

B. $55,660

Cost = Fixed cost per unit + Variable cost per unit × q

= $48,400 + $1.20 × 6,050

= $55,660