Bickel Corporation uses customers served as its measure of activity. The following report compares the planning budget to the actual operating results for the month of November:
Master Budget
A master budget can be defined as an estimation of the revenue earned or expenses incurred over a specified period of time in the future and it is generally prepared on a periodic basis which can be either monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. It helps a business, an organization, or even an individual to manage the money effectively. A budget also helps in monitoring the performance of the people in the organization and helps in better decision-making.
Sales Budget and Selling
A budget is a financial plan designed by an undertaking for a definite period in future which acts as a major contributor towards enhancing the financial success of the business undertaking. The budget generally takes into account both current and future income and expenses.
![Bickel Corporation uses customers served as its measure of activity. The following report compares
the planning budget to the actual operating results for the month of November:
Customers served
Revenue ($3.60g)
Expenses:
Wages and salaries ($25,600+ $1.20g)
Supplies ($0.50g)
Insurance ($ 7,400)
Miscellaneous expense ($6,200 + $0.40g)
Total expense
Net operating income.
Customers served
Revenue
Expenses:
Bickel Corporation
Comparison of Actual Results to Planning Budget
For the Month Ended November 30
Wages and salaries
Supplies
Insurance
Miscellaneous expense
Total expense
Required:
Prepare the company's flexible budget performance report for November. Label each variance as
favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable,
"U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive
values.)
Bickel Corporation
Flexible Budget Performance Report
For the Month Ended November 30
Actual
Results
Actual Results Planning Budget
27,400
$ 97,600
27,400
Revenue and
Spending Variances
Flexible
Budget
50,600
16,400
7,300
27,400
13,600
87,900
$ 9,700
29,250
$ 105,300
60,700
14,625
7,400
17,900
100,625
$ 4,675
Activity Variances
Planning
Budget
29,250](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F79992aa6-e18f-4ff2-914a-6c78b7779121%2F2a987f8a-edd8-4c73-9d0b-df21486f8acc%2Fjxiwxcd_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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