Earle Soup Company makes three varieties of soups: Bean, Tomato, and Vegetable. Sales volume for the annual budget is determined by estimating the total market volume for soups and then applying the company's prior year market share, adjusted for planned changes due to company programs for the coming year. Volume is apportioned among the three varieties of soup based on the prior year's product mix, again adjusted for planned changes for the coming year. The following are the company budget and the results of operations for the most recent quarter. Budget (all units and costs in thousands) Sales-units Sales-dollars Variable costs Contribution margin Bean 30 $ 1,200 840 < 360 cases Tomato 30 cases $ 2,400 1,920 $ 480 Vegetable 60 $ 3,600 2,760 $848 cases Total 120 cases $ 7,200 5,520 $ 1.680

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Earle Soup Company makes three varieties of soups: Bean, Tomato, and Vegetable. Sales volume for the annual budget is determined
by estimating the total market volume for soups and then applying the company's prior year market share, adjusted for planned
changes due to company programs for the coming year. Volume is apportioned among the three varieties of soup based on the prior
year's product mix, again adjusted for planned changes for the coming year.
The following are the company budget and the results of operations for the most recent quarter.
Budget (all units and costs in thousands)
Sales-units
Sales-dollars
Variable costs
Contribution margin
Manufacturing fixed cost
Product margin
Marketing and administrative costs (all fixed)
Operating profit
Actual (all units and costs in thousands)
Bean
30 cases
$ 1,200
840
$ 360
240
$ 120
Bean
Tomato
30 cases
$ 2,400
1,920
$ 480
240
$240
Tomato
Vegetable
60 cases
$ 3,600
2,760
$ 848
360
$ 480
Vegetable
Total
120 cases
$ 7,200
5,520
$1,680
840
$ 840
300
$ 540
Total
Transcribed Image Text:Earle Soup Company makes three varieties of soups: Bean, Tomato, and Vegetable. Sales volume for the annual budget is determined by estimating the total market volume for soups and then applying the company's prior year market share, adjusted for planned changes due to company programs for the coming year. Volume is apportioned among the three varieties of soup based on the prior year's product mix, again adjusted for planned changes for the coming year. The following are the company budget and the results of operations for the most recent quarter. Budget (all units and costs in thousands) Sales-units Sales-dollars Variable costs Contribution margin Manufacturing fixed cost Product margin Marketing and administrative costs (all fixed) Operating profit Actual (all units and costs in thousands) Bean 30 cases $ 1,200 840 $ 360 240 $ 120 Bean Tomato 30 cases $ 2,400 1,920 $ 480 240 $240 Tomato Vegetable 60 cases $ 3,600 2,760 $ 848 360 $ 480 Vegetable Total 120 cases $ 7,200 5,520 $1,680 840 $ 840 300 $ 540 Total
Sales-units
Sales-dollars
Variable costs
Contribution margin
Manufacturing fixed cost
Product margin
Marketing and administrative costs (all fixed)
Operating profit
24
$972
672
$ 300
252
$48
cases
Sales mix variance
Quantity variance
30 cases
$ 2,400
1,932
$468
264
$ 204
63 cases
$ 3,600
2,784
$816
378
$438
Industry volume for the quarter was estimated at 1.2 million cases for budgeting purposes. Actual industry volume for the quarter was
1,140,000 cases.
Required:
Break down the total activity variance into sales mix and quantity parts.
Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in thousands. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting
"F" for favorable, or "U" for unfavorable. If there is no effect, do not select either option.
117 cases
$ 6,972
5,388
$ 1,584
894
$ 690
330
$360
Transcribed Image Text:Sales-units Sales-dollars Variable costs Contribution margin Manufacturing fixed cost Product margin Marketing and administrative costs (all fixed) Operating profit 24 $972 672 $ 300 252 $48 cases Sales mix variance Quantity variance 30 cases $ 2,400 1,932 $468 264 $ 204 63 cases $ 3,600 2,784 $816 378 $438 Industry volume for the quarter was estimated at 1.2 million cases for budgeting purposes. Actual industry volume for the quarter was 1,140,000 cases. Required: Break down the total activity variance into sales mix and quantity parts. Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answers in thousands. Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, or "U" for unfavorable. If there is no effect, do not select either option. 117 cases $ 6,972 5,388 $ 1,584 894 $ 690 330 $360
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