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Pronghorn Company's organization chart includes the president; the vice president of production; three assembly plants

– Dallas, Atlanta, and Tucson; and two departments within each plant – Machining and Finishing.

Budget and actual manufacturing cost data for July 2017 are as follows.

Finishing Department–Dallas: direct materials $43,310 actual, $46,500 budget; direct labor $82,690 actual, $81,310 budget; manufacturing overhead $50,040 actual, $50,750 budget.

Machining Department–Dallas: total manufacturing costs $220,280 actual, $216,530 budget.

Atlanta Plant: total manufacturing costs $424,970 actual, $420,550 budget.

Tucson Plant: total manufacturing costs $493,550 actual, $497,130 budget.

The Dallas plant manager's office costs were $96,950 actual and $92,120 budget. The vice president of production's office costs were $132,190 actual and $132,650 budget. Office costs are not allocated to departments and plants.

Prepare the reports in a responsibility system for: The Finishing Department–Dallas.

Reports in a Responsibility System:

In a responsibility accounting system, each profit center is responsible for the revenues and costs/expenses. Budgets are normally used to control costs and evaluate performance and responsibility reports are prepared for this purpose.

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Finishing Department - Dallas of Pronghorn Company

Responsibility report

Actual Budget Variance
Direct Materials $43,310 $46,500 $3,190 F
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