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A publication company established the following standard price and costs for a h

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A publication company established the following standard price and costs for a hardcover picture book that the company produces.

   
Standard price and variable costs:    
       Sales price     $35  
       Materials     8.9  
       Labor     4.6  
       Overhead     6.3  
       General, selling, and administrative     7.4  
Planned fixed costs:    
       Manufacturing     $130,000  
       General, selling, and administrative     57,000  

Assume that the company actually produced and sold 32,800 books. The actual sales price and costs incurred follow.

    Actual price and variable costs:    
       Sales price     $33  
       Materials     9.1  
       Labor     4.4  
       Overhead     6.4  
       General, selling, and administrative     7.2   

       Actual fixed costs:    
       Manufacturing     $120,000  
       General, selling, and administrative     61,000  

Determine the flexible budget variances:

Number of units     32,800     32,800     Flexible Budget Variances
Sales revenue    
Variable manuf. costs                
Materials                
Labor                
Overhead                
Variable Selling, Gen. & Admin.                
               
Contribution margin                
Fixed costs                
Manufacturing                
Selling, Gen. & Admin.                
               
Net income        


Explanation / Answer

no. of units 32800 32800 Flexible variances


sales revenue 1148000 1082400 65600 (adverse)


variable cost

materials 291920 298480 6560(adverse)

labor 150880 144320 6560(favorable)

overhead 206640 209920 3280(adverse)

selling and 242720 236160 6560 (favorable)

administrative

manufacturing 130000 120000 10000(favorable)

selling and 57000 61000 4000 (adverse

admnstrative


net income 68840 12520 56320(adverse)

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