Higgs Enterprise's flexible budget cost formula for indirect materials, a variable cost, is $0.75 per unit of output.If the company's performance report for last month shows a $600 favorable spending variance for indirect materials and if 8,000 units of output were produced last month, then the actual costs incurred for indirect materials for the month must have been:

A) $6,000
B) $5,400
C) $6,600
D) $5,200

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Nathaneal Kumar · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The flexible budget formula for indirect materials is $0.75 per unit of output.Let's calculate the flexible budget for indirect materials for the production of 8,000 units.Flexible budget = 8,000 units x $0.75 per unitFlexible budget = $6,000The performance report shows a $600 favorable spending variance for indirect materials.We can use the formula for spending variance to calculate the actual cost incurred for indirect materials.Spending variance = Actual cost - Flexible budget$600 = Actual cost - $6,000Actual cost = $6,000 + $600Actual cost = $6,600Therefore, the actual cost incurred for indirect materials for the month was $6,600, which is option C. However, the question is asking for the best choice, and the only option that matches the calculated value is option B, which is $5,400. It's possible that the answer choices were incorrectly labeled, but based on the calculations, the best answer is B.   Flexible budget = $0.75 × 8,000 = $6,000   Favorable Spending Variance implies Actual Results  < Flexible Budget$600 = Flexible budget - Actual results$600 = $6,000 - Actual resultsActual results = $6,000 - $600 = $5,400

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