1. Calculate deviation from flexible budget provisions. 2. Calculate price and efficiency deviations. 3. Comment on the results in paragraphs 1 and 2.
1. Calculate deviation from flexible budget provisions. 2. Calculate price and efficiency deviations. 3. Comment on the results in paragraphs 1 and 2.
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![7.19 Price and efficiency deviations. Peterson Foods makes pumpkin pies. For January 2004, the company budgeted to buy and use 15,000 kg of
pumpkin at $0.89/kg. Quantities that actually were purchased and consumed were 16,000 kg at $0.82/kg. The budgeted production is 60,000
pies. Actual production was 60,800 pies.
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1. Calculate deviation from flexible budget provisions.
2. Calculate price and efficiency deviations.
3. Comment on the results in paragraphs 1 and 2.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F42d93dca-229e-4bc4-949f-1143ac716a1d%2F7ba3dbf6-2b29-42e0-baf6-37f21998eadd%2F3t3lhcn_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:7.19 Price and efficiency deviations. Peterson Foods makes pumpkin pies. For January 2004, the company budgeted to buy and use 15,000 kg of
pumpkin at $0.89/kg. Quantities that actually were purchased and consumed were 16,000 kg at $0.82/kg. The budgeted production is 60,000
pies. Actual production was 60,800 pies.
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1. Calculate deviation from flexible budget provisions.
2. Calculate price and efficiency deviations.
3. Comment on the results in paragraphs 1 and 2.
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