The Following Overhead Data Are for a Department in a Large

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Essay

The following overhead data are for a department in a large company.
$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|} \hline& \text { Activity Costs Incurred } & \text { Static Budget } \\\hline \text { Activity Level (in units) } & 480 & 480 \\\hline \text { Variable costs: } & & \\\hline \text { Supplies } & \$ 16,734 & \$ 16,944 \\\hline \text { Electricity } & \$ 1,02 & \$ 1,056 \\\hline \text { Fixed costs: } & & \\\hline \text { Supervision } & \$ 8,570 & \$ 8,600 \\\hline \text { Depreciation } & \$ 5,780 & \$ 5,800\\\hline\end{array}$ Required:
Prepare a report that would be useful in assessing how well costs were controlled in this department.

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