Rachael Hair Products shows the following budgeted and actual data for the first quarter of the current fiscal year: Actual (9,000 units) $ 139,500 64,000 53,000 $ 22,500 Sales Variable costs Fixed costs Operating income Flexible Budget (9,000 units) $ 135,000 63,000 50,000 $ 22,000 Master Budget (10,000 units) $ 150,000 70,000 50,000 $ 30,000 Required: 1. What type of financial control system might the company use to determine whether the company met its short-term financial objectives? 2. For the first quarter of the year, what was the total master budget variance? 3. In general, into what two component variances can the master budget variance be decomposed? What is the meaning of each of these two variances? 4. Comment specifically on the financial performance of this company during the 1st quarter. 5. What are the primary limitations of traditional financial-control models?
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.
Subject :- Account
![Rachael Hair Products shows the following budgeted and actual data for the first quarter of the current fiscal year:
Sales
Variable costs
Fixed costs
Operating income
Actual
(9,000
units)
$ 139,500
64,000
53,000
$ 22,500
Flexible Budget
(9,000 units)
$ 135,000
63,000
50,000
$ 22,000
Master Budget
(10,000 units)
$ 150,000
70,000
50,000
$ 30,000
Required:
1. What type of financial control system might the company use to determine whether the company met its short-term financial objectives?
2. For the first quarter of the year, what was the total master budget variance?
3. In general, into what two component variances can the master budget variance be decomposed? What is the meaning of each of these two
variances?
4. Comment specifically on the financial performance of this company during the 1st quarter.
5. What are the primary limitations of traditional financial-control models?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fd7b6ce77-7d1f-42c7-90fc-6e082dc1db1b%2F7ddf3d11-58ec-4824-817e-3e7b2078da41%2F3efwn8c_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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