Franklin Publications established the following standard price and costs for a hardcover picture book that the company produces.     Standard price and variable costs       Sales price $ 36.60   Materials cost   8.20   Labor cost   4.50   Overhead cost   5.50   Selling, general, and administrative costs   6.70   Planned fixed costs       Manufacturing overhead $ 129,000   Selling, general, and administrative   45,000       Assume that Franklin actually produced and sold 33,000 books. The actual sales price and costs incurred follow:     Actual price and variable costs       Sales price $ 35.60   Materials cost   8.40   Labor cost   4.40   Overhead cost   5.55   Selling, general, and administrative costs   6.50   Actual fixed costs       Manufacturing overhead $ 114,000   Selling, general, and administrative   51,000       Required a. & b. Determine the flexible budget variances and also indicate the effect of each variance by selecting favorable (F) or unfavorable

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Franklin Publications established the following standard price and costs for a hardcover picture book that the company produces.

 

 
Standard price and variable costs      
Sales price $ 36.60  
Materials cost   8.20  
Labor cost   4.50  
Overhead cost   5.50  
Selling, general, and administrative costs   6.70  
Planned fixed costs      
Manufacturing overhead $ 129,000  
Selling, general, and administrative   45,000  
 

 

Assume that Franklin actually produced and sold 33,000 books. The actual sales price and costs incurred follow:

 

 
Actual price and variable costs      
Sales price $ 35.60  
Materials cost   8.40  
Labor cost   4.40  
Overhead cost   5.55  
Selling, general, and administrative costs   6.50  
Actual fixed costs      
Manufacturing overhead $ 114,000  
Selling, general, and administrative   51,000  
 

 

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a. & b. Determine the flexible budget variances and also indicate the effect of each variance by selecting favorable (F) or unfavorable

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