Question

Eleanor Reed, the manager of the Marinette Plant of the Wisconsin Company is responsible for all of the plant's costs except her own salary. There are two operating departments within the plant, Departments A and B. Each department has its own manager. There is also a maintenance department that provides services equally to the two operating departments. The following information is available.


A Budget B Total A Actual B Total
Employee wages $3,500 $4,000 $7,500 $3,200 $4,700 $7,900
Department
Manager's salary 800 800 1,600 800 800 1,600
Supplies 750 600 1,350 700 590 1,290
Building rent 1,500 1,500 3,000 1,400 1,400 2,800
Utilities 300 300 600 375 375 750
Maintenance 3,300 3,300 6,600 3,000 3,000 6,000
Totals $10,150 $10,500 $20,650 $9,475 $10,865 $20,340

Department managers are responsible for the wages and supplies in their department. They are not responsible for their own salary. Building rent, utilities, and maintenance are allocated to each department based on square footage.

Complete the responsibility accounting performance reports below that list costs controllable by the manager of Department A, the manager of Department B, and the manager of the Marinette plant.


Budgeted amount Actual amount Over (under)
budget
Manager, Marinette Plant
Controllable costs:
Manager, Department A
Controllable costs:
Manager, Department B
Controllable Costs:

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