Centron, Inc., has the following budgeted production costs: Direct materials $0.40

Centron, Inc., has the following budgeted production costs: Direct materials $0.40

Centron, Inc., has the following budgeted production costs: Direct materials $0.40 per unit Direct labor 1.80 per unit Variable factory overhead 2.20 per unit
Fixed factory overhead Supervision $24,000 Maintenance 18,000 Other 12,000 Instructions: a. Prepare a flexible budget for 20,000, 22,500, and 25,000 units of
activity. b. Was Centron’s experience in the quarter cited better or worse than anticipated? Prepare an appropriate performance report and explain your answer. c.
Explain the benefit of using flexible budgets (as opposed to static budgets) in the measurement of performance.