Concept explainers
Flexible Budget Performance Report:
A flexible budget performance report is a comparative analysis of the deviations from the budgeted costs and revenue with respect to the sales volume. It aids the management to take corrective measures to fix the negative deviations from the budgeted sales, costs and revenues thereof and further budget planning can be done appropriately taking into consideration the results of the report.
Flexible Budget:
Flexible budget is an integral tool to
Flexible budget is very helpful for the management to plan costs and revenues with respect to the level of activities.
To prepare: A flexible budget performance report title (in proper form) for S Company for calendar year 2017.
Explanation of Solution
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Flexible Budget Performance Report |
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Fixed Budget ($) |
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Direct Labor |
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Factory Supplies |
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Utilities |
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Sales Commissions |
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Transportation Expenses |
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Office Supplies |
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Total Variable Costs |
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Contribution Margin |
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Fixed Costs |
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Supervisory salaries |
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Depreciation- Office equipment |
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Administrative salaries |
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Total fixed costs |
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Income from operations |
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Table(1)
- In the variances column F denotes a favorable variance which means the deviation from the budgets are positive deviations.
- U denotes unfavorable variance which means the actual expenses incurred are negative deviations for the business and corrective measures are required to fix them.
Importance of Title for Flexible Budget or Any Other Report
The title for any report plays an integral part in enhancing its effectiveness and relevance. The title of any report makes its purpose apparent on the face of the document and therefore it becomes easier for any end user to refer to a particular report according to the requirement, rather than studying the whole document to analyze its outcomes and thereafter use it further.
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