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Fanning Publications established the following standard price and costs for a ha

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Question

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

Assume that Fanning actually produced and sold 29,000 books. The actual sales price and costs incurred follow:

Required

Standard price and variable costs Sales price $ 37.00 Materials cost 9.00 Labor cost 4.10 Overhead cost 6.20 Selling, general, and administrative costs 6.60 Planned fixed costs Manufacturing overhead $ 127,000 Selling, general, and administrative 45,000 Flexible Budget Variances Sales revenue Variable manufacturing costs Materials Labor Overhead Selling, general,and administrative costs Contribution margin Fixed costs Manufacturing overhead Selling, general, and administrative costs Net income

Explanation / Answer

Answer

Flexible Budget [29000 books x Standard]

Actual

Variance

Sales Revenue

1073000

1044000

29000

Favourable

Variable manufacturing costs:

Material

261000

266800

5800

Unfavourable

Labor

118900

116000

2900

Favourable

Overhead

179800

181250

1450

Unfavourable

Selling, general & Admin cost

191400

185600

5800

Favourable

Contribution margin

321900

294350

27550

Unfavourable

Fixed Costs:

manufacturing overhead

127000

112000

15000

Favourable

Selling, general & Admin cost

45000

51000

6000

Unfavourable

Net Income

$149,900

$131,350

$18,550

Unfavourable

Flexible Budget [29000 books x Standard]

Actual

Variance

Sales Revenue

1073000

1044000

29000

Favourable

Variable manufacturing costs:

Material

261000

266800

5800

Unfavourable

Labor

118900

116000

2900

Favourable

Overhead

179800

181250

1450

Unfavourable

Selling, general & Admin cost

191400

185600

5800

Favourable

Contribution margin

321900

294350

27550

Unfavourable

Fixed Costs:

manufacturing overhead

127000

112000

15000

Favourable

Selling, general & Admin cost

45000

51000

6000

Unfavourable

Net Income

$149,900

$131,350

$18,550

Unfavourable