Zachary Publications established the following standard price and costs for a hardcover picture book that the company produces.     Standard price and variable costs       Sales price $ 36.70   Materials cost   8.30   Labor cost   4.30   Overhead cost   5.30   Selling, general, and administrative costs   7.00   Planned fixed costs       Manufacturing overhead $ 125,000   Selling, general, and administrative   53,000       Assume that Zachary actually produced and sold 34,000 books. The actual sales price and costs incurred follow:     Actual price and variable costs       Sales price $ 35.70   Materials cost   8.50   Labor cost   4.20   Overhead cost   5.35   Selling, general, and administrative costs   6.80   Actual fixed costs       Manufacturing overhead $ 110,000   Selling, general, and administrative   59,000       Required a. & b. Determine the flexible budget variances and also indicate the effect of each variance by selecting favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

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

 

 
Standard price and variable costs      
Sales price $ 36.70  
Materials cost   8.30  
Labor cost   4.30  
Overhead cost   5.30  
Selling, general, and administrative costs   7.00  
Planned fixed costs      
Manufacturing overhead $ 125,000  
Selling, general, and administrative   53,000  
 

 

Assume that Zachary actually produced and sold 34,000 books. The actual sales price and costs incurred follow:

 

 
Actual price and variable costs      
Sales price $ 35.70  
Materials cost   8.50  
Labor cost   4.20  
Overhead cost   5.35  
Selling, general, and administrative costs   6.80  
Actual fixed costs      
Manufacturing overhead $ 110,000  
Selling, general, and administrative   59,000  
 

 

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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 (U).

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