The world’s Largest Sharp Brain Virtual Experts Marketplace Just a click Away
Levels Tought:
Elementary,Middle School,High School,College,University,PHD
| Teaching Since: | May 2017 |
| Last Sign in: | 407 Weeks Ago, 6 Days Ago |
| Questions Answered: | 66690 |
| Tutorials Posted: | 66688 |
MCS,PHD
Argosy University/ Phoniex University/
Nov-2005 - Oct-2011
Professor
Phoniex University
Oct-2001 - Nov-2016
Sales Activity Variance
Refer to the data in Problem 16-43. Prepare a sales activity variance analysis for Tolstoy Corporation like the one in Exhibit 16.4.
Problem 16-43: Prepare Flexible Budget
The following information is provided concerning the operations of Tolstoy Corporation for the current period:
|
 |
Actual (based on actual of 360 units) |
Master Budget (based on budgeted 400 units) |
|
Sales revenue |
$ 55,200 |
$ 60,000 |
|
Less |
 |
 |
|
Manufacturing costs Direct labor |
8,520 |
9,000 |
|
Materials |
7,200 |
8,400 |
|
Variable overhead |
4,920 |
6,000 |
|
Marketing |
3,180 |
3,600 |
|
Administrative |
3,000 |
3,000 |
|
Total variable costs |
$26,820 |
$30,000 |
|
Contribution margin |
$28,380 |
$30,000 |
|
Fixed costs |
 |
 |
|
Manufacturing |
2,916 |
3,000 |
|
Marketing |
6,240 |
6,000 |
|
Administrative |
5,976 |
6,000 |
|
Total fixed costs |
$15,132 |
$15,000 |
|
Operating profits |
$13,248 |
$15,000 |
There are no inventories.
Required
Prepare a flexible budget for Tolstoy Corporation.
Exhibit 16.4 Flexible and Master Budget, August—Bayou Division
|
 |
A |
 |
B |
C |
D |
E |
 |
|||
|
 |
 |
 |
Flexible Budget |
Sales Activity |
 |
Master Budget |
 |
|||
|
 |
 |
 |
(based on |
Variance |
 |
(based on |
 |
|||
|
 |
 |
 |
actual activity |
(based on |
 |
planned |
 |
|||
|
 |
 |
 |
of 80,000 |
variance in |
 |
activity of |
 |
|||
|
1 |
 |
 |
units) |
sales volume) |
 |
100,000 units) |
 |
|||
|
2 |
Sales units |
 |
80,000 |
20,000 |
 |
100,000 |
 |
|||
|
3 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|||
|
4 |
Sales revenue |
 |
$ 800,000 |
$ 200,000 |
U |
$ 1,000,000 |
 |
|||
|
5 |
Less |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|||
|
6 |
Variable costs |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|||
|
7 |
Variable manufacturing costs |
 |
304,000 |
76,000 |
F |
380,000 |
 |
|||
|
8 |
Variable selling and administrative |
 |
72,000 |
18,000 |
F |
90,000 |
 |
|||
|
9 |
Total variable costs |
 |
$ 376,000 |
$ |
94,000 |
F |
$ |
470,000 |
 |
|
|
10 |
Contribution margin |
 |
$ 424,000 |
$ 106,000 |
U |
$ |
530,000 |
 |
||
|
11 |
Fixed costs |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
||
|
12 |
Fixed manufacturing overhead |
 |
200,000 |
–0– |
 |
 |
200,000 |
 |
||
|
13 |
Fixed selling and administrative costs |
 |
140,000 |
–0– |
 |
 |
140,000 |
 |
||
|
14 |
Total fixed costs |
 |
$ 340,000 |
–0– |
 |
$ |
340,000 |
 |
||
|
15 |
Profit |
 |
$ |
84,000 |
$ 106,000 |
U |
$ |
190,000 |
 |
|
|
16 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Â
Hel-----------lo -----------Sir-----------/Ma-----------dam-----------Tha-----------nk -----------You----------- fo-----------r u-----------sin-----------g o-----------ur -----------web-----------sit-----------e a-----------nd -----------acq-----------uis-----------iti-----------on -----------of -----------my -----------pos-----------ted----------- so-----------lut-----------ion-----------.Pl-----------eas-----------e p-----------ing----------- me----------- on-----------cha-----------t I----------- am----------- on-----------lin-----------e o-----------r i-----------nbo-----------x m-----------e a----------- me-----------ssa-----------ge -----------I w-----------ill----------- be-----------