Ex 23.03 Excel Budgeting

03.PET Bottle Company.doc23-03_24e.xlsx

PET Bottle Company (PBC) manufactures
plastic two-liter bottles for the beverage industry.

The
cost standards per 100 two-liter bottles are as follows:

 
Cost Category  Standard Cost

per 100 Two-Liter Bottles

 
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Direct labor     $1.32

  Direct materials    5.34

  Factory
overhead    0.34

 
Total  $7.00

At
the beginning of March, PBC management planned to produce 450,000 bottles. The

actual
number of bottles produced for March was 500,000 bottles. The actual costs for

March
of the current year was as follows:

  Cost Category                                   Actual Cost
for the

                                                             
Month Ended March 31, 2012

  Direct
labor                                                       $ 5,900

  Direct
materials                                                 25,300

  Factory overhead                                                1,900

                                                               Total   
$33,100

a.)
Prepare the March manufacturing standard cost budget (direct labor, direct
materials,

and
factory overhead) for PBC, assuming planned production.

b.)
Prepare a budget performance report for manufacturing costs, showing the total
cost

variances
for direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead for March.

c.)
Interpret the budget performance report.

d.)
Budget performance report