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  • Jun 12, 2014, 03:06 PM
    chaley92
    Cost accounting help! Preparing a flexible budget!
    I need help preparing a flexible budget with the info below:

    Budget Actual (over) under Budget
    Number of heavy storms 10 12
    Cubic miles of sand restored 1,250 1,500

    Drivers $18,000 $24,675
    Supplies 1,125 1,875
    Fuel 1,750 2,500
    Maintenance 1,375 2,200
    Supervisor salary 15,000 18,000
    Allocated Admin. 4,000 5,000
    Equipment Depreciation 1,250 1,250
    Total $42,500 $55,500

    Average driver rate $18 $21
    Avg # min. to plow 1 cubic mile 48 47

    Total minutes drivers plowed 70,500

    (a) Drivers are hourly employees. They are paid time and a half for hours over 8 per day.
    (b) Administrative costs are allocated for all general and administrative departments, such as legal, accounting, etc.
  • Jun 12, 2014, 04:44 PM
    ma0641
    Well, what have you come up with? We don't do the work for you but will help your work.
  • Jun 12, 2014, 04:46 PM
    chaley92
    Finding the cost driver. I can do the calculatings just fine, I just don't know how the layout will look out, and which numbers to use to compute revenues
  • Jun 12, 2014, 07:10 PM
    believemeu
    Layout looks like this:
    http://www.docstoc.com/docs/526731/Flexible-Budget---Excel

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