Business Solutions's second-quarter 2020 fixed budget performance report for its computer furniture operations follows. The $166,440 budgeted expenses include $113,960 in variable expenses for desks and $18,480 in variable expenses for chairs, as well as $34,000 fixed expenses. The actual expenses include $35,600 fixed expenses. List fixed and variable expenses separately. Fixed Budget Actual Results Variances 154 Desk sales (in units) Chair sales (in units) Desk sales Chair sales Total expenses 148 56 64 $186,480 28,560 166,440 $ 48,600 $192,500 33,600 175,660 $ 50,440 $6,020 F 5,040 F 9,220 U Income from operations $1,840 F Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows any variances between budgeted results and actual results.
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![Business Solutions's second-quarter 2020 fixed budget performance report for its computer furniture operations follows. The $166,440
budgeted expenses include $113,960 in variable expenses for desks and $18,480 in variable expenses for chairs, as well as $34,000
fixed expenses. The actual expenses include $35,600 fixed expenses. List fixed and variable expenses separately.
Fixed Budget
Actual Results
Variances
Desk sales (in units)
Chair sales (in units)
Desk sales
Chair sales
Total expenses
148
154
56
64
$192,500
$6,020 F
5,040 F
9,220 U
$186,480
28,560
166,440
33,600
175,660
Income from operations
$ 48,600
$ 50,440
$1,840 F
Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows any variances between budgeted results and actual results.
X Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
Flexible Budget Performance Report
For Quarter Ended June 30
Flexible
Actual
Results
Variance
Fav./Unf.
Budget
Desk sales
$
186,480
$
192,500 O $
6,020 X
Unfavorable O
Chair sales
28,560 X
33,600 O
5,040 X
Favorable
Variable expenses
(141,660) X
Unfavorable O
132,440 X
82,600 X
(9,220) 8
Contribution margin
84.440 X
1,840 X
Unfavorable O
Fixed expenses
34,000 O
34,000 X
Unfavorable O
Income from operations
2$
48,600 8 $
50,440 O s
1,840 X
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