Beech Manufacturing makes expanded and is now making two products: Standard and Deluxe. Each Standard model takes 1.5 machine hours and the Deluxe model requires 2 machine hours. The company predicted it would produce 1,100 units of the Standard Model and 770 units of the Deluxe Model during July. The company uses units of input (machine hours) to budget utility costs. The utility rate per machine hour is $0.35. During July, the company produced 1200 units of the Standard model and 850 units of the Deluxe model and used 3400 machine hours. What is the utilities flexible budget for July

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The utilities flexible budget for July is:

= $1,225

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Utility rate per machine hour = $0.35

                                              Standard      Deluxe      Total

Predicted production                1,100             770      1,870

Expected machine hours        1,650          3,080     4,730

Units produced                       1,200             850     2,050

Standard machine hour/unit      1.5                 2

Budgeted machine hours

(flexible budget)                    1,800           1,700     3,500

Actual machine hours used                                    3,400

Utilities Static Budget = $1,655.50 (4,730 * $0.35)

Utilities Flexible Budget = $1,225 (3,500 * $0.35)

Utilities Actual Budget = $1,190 (3,400 * $0.35)

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