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Here are the budgets of Brandon Surgery Center for the most recent historical qu

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Question

Here are the budgets of Brandon Surgery Center for the most recent historical quarter (in thousands of dollars):

                                                Static                           Flexible                       Actual

Number of Surgeries 1,200                           1,300                         1,300

Patient Revenue                  $2,400                           $2,600                         $2,535

Salary Expense                      1,200                           1,300                         1,365

Non-Salary Expense                600                                650                              585

Profit                                      $600                            $650                            $585

The center assumes that all revenues and costs are variable and hence tied directly to patient volume.

     A. Explain how each amount in the flexible budget was calculated. (Hint: Examine the static budget to determine the relationship of each budget line to volume.)

     B. Determine the variances for each line of the profit and loss statement, both in dollar terms and in percentage terms. (Hint: Each line has a total variance, a volume variance, and a price variance for revenues and management variance for expenses.)

     C. What do the Part B results tell Brandon’s managers about the surgery center’s operations for the quarter?

Explanation / Answer

Solution :

A. Calculation of flexible budget

Patient Revenue   (1300 x 2000)

         2,600,000

Salary Expense (1300 x 1000)

         1,300,000

Non-Salary Expense   (1300 x 500)

             650,000

Profit (2600000-1300000-650000)

             650,000

B. Variances :

revenue variance

total variance in dollars = actual amount - static amount

             135,000

(2535000-2400000)

total variance in % (135000/2400000)

                    5.63

volume variance = flexible amount - static amount

             200,000

(2600000-2400000)

Volumn variance in % (200000/2400000)

                    8.33

Dollar management variance =Actual budget amount - Flexible budget amount

-             65,000

(2535000 - 2600000)

% Management variance

-                  2.71

(-65000/2400000)

salary expense varinace

total variance in dollars = actual amount - static amount

             165,000

(1365000 - 1200000)

total variance in % (165000/1200000)

                 13.75

volume variance = flexible amount - static amount

             100,000

(1300000-1200000)

Volumn variance in % (100000/1200000)

                    8.33

Dollar management variance =Actual budget amount - Flexible budget amount

               65,000

(1365000-1300000)

% Management variance

                    5.42

(65000/1200000)

Non salary expense

total variance in dollars = actual amount - static amount

-             15,000

(585000 - 600000)

total variance in % (-15000/600000)

-                  2.50

volume variance = flexible amount - static amount

               50,000

(650000-600000)

Volumn variance in % (50000/600000)

                    8.33

Dollar management variance =Actual budget amount - Flexible budget amount

-             65,000

(585000-650000)

% Management variance

-                10.83

(-65000/600000)

C. The Variance of 135000 is favaourable as actual result is better than as budgeted.

A. Calculation of flexible budget

Patient Revenue   (1300 x 2000)

         2,600,000

Salary Expense (1300 x 1000)

         1,300,000

Non-Salary Expense   (1300 x 500)

             650,000

Profit (2600000-1300000-650000)

             650,000

B. Variances :

revenue variance

total variance in dollars = actual amount - static amount

             135,000

(2535000-2400000)

total variance in % (135000/2400000)

                    5.63

volume variance = flexible amount - static amount

             200,000

(2600000-2400000)

Volumn variance in % (200000/2400000)

                    8.33

Dollar management variance =Actual budget amount - Flexible budget amount

-             65,000

(2535000 - 2600000)

% Management variance

-                  2.71

(-65000/2400000)

salary expense varinace

total variance in dollars = actual amount - static amount

             165,000

(1365000 - 1200000)

total variance in % (165000/1200000)

                 13.75

volume variance = flexible amount - static amount

             100,000

(1300000-1200000)

Volumn variance in % (100000/1200000)

                    8.33

Dollar management variance =Actual budget amount - Flexible budget amount

               65,000

(1365000-1300000)

% Management variance

                    5.42

(65000/1200000)

Non salary expense

total variance in dollars = actual amount - static amount

-             15,000

(585000 - 600000)

total variance in % (-15000/600000)

-                  2.50

volume variance = flexible amount - static amount

               50,000

(650000-600000)

Volumn variance in % (50000/600000)

                    8.33

Dollar management variance =Actual budget amount - Flexible budget amount

-             65,000

(585000-650000)

% Management variance

-                10.83

(-65000/600000)

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