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The Gibson Management Association held its annual public relations luncheon in April 2017. Based on the previous year’s results, the organization allocated $25,328 of its operating budget to cover the cost of the luncheon. To ensure that costs would be appropriately controlled, Molly Hubbard, the treasurer, prepared the following budget for the 2017 luncheon.
The budget for the luncheon was based on the following expectations.
GIBSON MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION | |||
Public Relations Luncheon Budget | |||
April 2017 | |||
Operating funds allocated | $ | 25,328 | |
Expenses | |||
Variable costs | |||
Meals (1,480 × $12.60) | 18,648 | ||
Postage (3,400 × 0.60) | 2,040 | ||
Fixed costs | |||
Facility | 1,800 | ||
Printing | 1,030 | ||
Decorations | 920 | ||
Speaker's gift | 210 | ||
Publicity | 680 | ||
Total expenses | 25,328 | ||
Budget surplus (deficit) | $ | 0 | |
Actual results for the luncheon follow.
GIBSON MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION | |||
Actual Results for Public Relations Luncheon | |||
April 2017 | |||
Operating funds allocated | $ | 25,328 | |
Expenses | |||
Variable costs | |||
Meals (1,700 × $13.30) | 22,610 | ||
Postage (4,400 × 0.60) | 2,640 | ||
Fixed costs | |||
Facility | 2,300 | ||
Printing | 1,030 | ||
Decorations | 920 | ||
Speaker's gift | 210 | ||
Publicity | 680 | ||
Total expenses | 30,390 | ||
Budget deficit | $ | (5,062 | ) |
Reasons for the differences between the budgeted and actual data follow.
Required:
a. Prepare a flexible budget and compute the sales and variable cost volume variances based on a comparison between the master budget and the flexible budget.
b. Compute flexible budget variances by comparing the flexible budget with the actual results.
Answer:-
a | Master Budget | - | Flexible Budget | = | Volume Variance | |||
Allocated Funds | 25,328 | 25,328 | 0 | NONE | ||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
variable expenses | ||||||||
Meals | 18,648 | 21,420 | 2,772 | U | ||||
Postage | 2,040 | 2,640 | 600 | U | ||||
Fixed expenses | ||||||||
Facility | 1,800 | 2,300 | 500 | |||||
Printing | 1,030 | 1,030 | 0 | NONE | ||||
Decorations | 920 | 920 | 0 | NONE | ||||
Speaker's Gift | 210 | 210 | 0 | NONE | ||||
Publicity | 680 | 680 | 0 | NONE | ||||
Total Expenses | 25,328 | 29,200 | 3,872 | U | ||||
Surplus(Deficit) | -3,872 | 3,872 | U | |||||
(1) = 1,700 x $12.60= 21,420 | ||||||||
(2) = 4,400 x $0.60 = 2,640 | ||||||||
(3) = Higher charge due to higher attendance | ||||||||
b | Flexible Budget | - | Actual Results | = | Flexible variances | |||
Allocated Funds | 25,328 | 25,328 | 0 | NONE | ||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
variable expenses | ||||||||
Meals | 21,420 | 22,610 | 1,190 | U | ||||
Postage | 2,640 | 2,640 | 0 | NONE | ||||
Fixed expenses | ||||||||
Facility | 2,300 | 2,300 | 0 | NONE | ||||
Printing | 1,030 | 1,030 | 0 | NONE | ||||
Decorations | 920 | 920 | 0 | NONE | ||||
Speaker's Gift | 210 | 210 | 0 | NONE | ||||
Publicity | 680 | 680 | 0 | NONE | ||||
Total Expenses | 29,200 | 30,390 | 1.190 | U | ||||
Surplus(Deficit) | -3,872 | -5,062 | -1,190 | U | ||||
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