Answer:
Budget for the Grinding department is $78,000, assuming that it uses flexible budgeting.
Explanation:
Note: Fixed cost remain constant at any level of production
Budgeted Direct labor at 1,100 hours of production is
= Budgeted direct labor / hours
= 19,800 / 1,100
=$18 per hour
Direct labor cost at 1,500 hours of production is:
=1,500 * $18
=$27,000
Budget for the Grinding department at 1,500 hour of production is:
=Direct labor cost + Property tax
=$27,000 + $51,000
=$78,000