At the beginning of the period, the Assembly Department budgeted direct labor of $110,000, direct materials of $170,000, and fixed factory overhead of $28,000 for 8,000 hours of production. The department actually completed 10,000 hours of production. What is the appropriate total budget for the department, assuming it uses flexible budgeting? Round hourly rates to two decimal places.

Total cost = $385,000

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Assembly Department budgeted direct labor of $110,000, direct materials of $170,000, and fixed factory overhead of $28,000 for 8,000 hours of production.

First, we need to calculate the unitary hourly rate for the department:

Total cost = 110,000 + 170,000 + 28,000 = 308,000

Hourly cost = 308,000/8,000 = $38.5

Now, for 10,000 hours:

Total cost = 38.5*10,000 = $385,000