Flounder Company uses a responsibility reporting system. It has divisions in Denver, Seattle, and San Diego. Each division has three production departments: Cutting, Shaping, and Finishing. The responsibility for each department rests with a manager who reports to the division production manager. Each division manager reports to the vice president of production. There are also vice presidents for marketing and finance. All vice presidents report to the president. In January 2022, controllable actual and budget manufacturing overhead cost data for the departments and divisions were as shown here. Manufacturing Overhead   Actual   Budget Individual costs—Cutting Department—Seattle             Indirect labor   $73,100   $69,600     Indirect materials   48,200   45,600     Maintenance   20,900   17,700     Utilities   20,600   16,900     Supervision   22,000   19,600     $184,800   $169,400   Total costs             Shaping Department—Seattle   $158,500   $148,400     Finishing Department—Seattle   211,500   203,500     Denver division   678,300   672,700     San Diego division   722,200   714,500 Additional overhead costs were incurred as follows: Seattle division production manager—actual costs $53,000, budget $50,500; vice president of production—actual costs $65,400, budget $64,000; president—actual costs $76,800, budget $74,100. These expenses are not allocated. The vice presidents who report to the president, other than the vice president of production, had the following expenses. Prepare the manufacturing overhead-cutting department manager- Seattle division responsibility report. Vice President   Actual   Budget Marketing   $133,500   $129,900 Finance   108,800   105,500

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Flounder Company uses a responsibility reporting system. It has divisions in Denver, Seattle, and San Diego. Each division has three production departments: Cutting, Shaping, and Finishing. The responsibility for each department rests with a manager who reports to the division production manager. Each division manager reports to the vice president of production. There are also vice presidents for marketing and finance. All vice presidents report to the president.

In January 2022, controllable actual and budget manufacturing overhead cost data for the departments and divisions were as shown here.

Manufacturing Overhead
 
Actual
 
Budget
Individual costs—Cutting Department—Seattle
       
    Indirect labor
 
$73,100
 
$69,600
    Indirect materials
 
48,200
 
45,600
    Maintenance
 
20,900
 
17,700
    Utilities
 
20,600
 
16,900
    Supervision
 
22,000
 
19,600
   
$184,800
 
$169,400

 

Total costs        
    Shaping Department—Seattle   $158,500   $148,400
    Finishing Department—Seattle   211,500   203,500
    Denver division   678,300   672,700
    San Diego division   722,200   714,500


Additional overhead costs were incurred as follows: Seattle division production manager—actual costs $53,000, budget $50,500; vice president of production—actual costs $65,400, budget $64,000; president—actual costs $76,800, budget $74,100. These expenses are not allocated.

The vice presidents who report to the president, other than the vice president of production, had the following expenses. Prepare the manufacturing overhead-cutting department manager- Seattle division responsibility report.

Vice President
 
Actual
 
Budget
Marketing
  $133,500   $129,900
Finance
  108,800  

105,500

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