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Flexible Budgets and Performance evaluation
P6. Realtors, Inc., specializes in the sale of residential properties. It earns its revenue by charging a percentage of the sales price. Commissions for sales persons, listing agents, and listing companies are its main costs. Business has improved steadily over the last 10 years. The managing partner of Realtors, Inc., receives a report summarizing the company’s performance each year. The report for the most recent year follows.
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Realtors, Inc.
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Performance Report
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For the year ended December 31
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  Total selling fees |
 Budget* $2,052,000 |
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 Actual** $2,242,200 |
Difference Under (over) Budgeted $(190,200) |
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Variable costs: |
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Sales commissions |
$1,102,950 |
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$1,205,183 |
$(102,233) |
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Automobile |
36,000 |
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39,560 |
(3,560) |
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Advertising |
93,600 |
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103,450 |
(9,850) |
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Home repairs |
77,400 |
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89,240 |
(11,840) |
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General overhead |
656,100 |
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716,970 |
(60,870) |
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Total variable costs Fixed costs: |
$1,966,050 |
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$2,154,403 |
$(188,353) |
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General overhead |
60,000 |
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62,300 |
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(2,300) |
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Total costs |
$2,026,050 |
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$2,216,703 |
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$(190,653) |
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Operating income |
$Â Â Â Â 25,950 |
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$Â Â Â Â 25,497 |
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$Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 453 |
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*Budgeted data are based on 180 units sold.
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**Actual data for 200 units sold.
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ReQUIReD
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1.   aCCounting ConneCtion ▶ Analyze the performance report. What does it say about the company’s performance? Is the performance report reliable? Explain your answer.
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2.   Calculate the budgeted selling fee and budgeted variable costs per home sale.
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3.   Prepare a performance report using a flexible budget based on the actual number of home sales.
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4.   aCCounting ConneCtion ▶ Analyze the report you prepared in requirement 3. What does it say about the company’s performance? Is the report reliable? Explain your answer.
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5.   aCCounting ConneCtion ▶ What recommendations would you make to improve the company’s performance next year?
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