
EBK MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.31BE
Complete and analyze a performance report (Learning Objective 2)
One subunit of Contest Sports Manufacturing Company had the following financial results last month:
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- 1. Complete the performance evaluation report for this subunit (round to four decimals).
- 2. Based on the data presented, what type of responsibility center is this subunit?
- 3. Which items should be investigated if part of management’s decision criteria is to investigate all variances exceeding $2,900 or 13%?
- 4. Should only unfavorable variances be investigated? Explain.
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