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1. The accountant at EZ Toys, Inc. is analyzing the production and cost data for

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Question

1. The accountant at EZ Toys, Inc. is analyzing the production and cost data for its Trucks Division. For October, the actual results and the master budget data are presented below.

Actual results

Budget data

10,000 trucks produced and sold

12,000 trucks planned

Unit selling price

$15

Unit selling price

$14

Variable costs:

Unit variable cost:

   Direct materials

$52,800

   Direct materials

$5

   Direct labor

51,000

   Direct labor

4

   Variable overhead

23,000

   Variable overhead

2

Total variable costs

$126,800

Total unit variable costs

$11

Fixed overhead

$9,000

Fixed overhead

$9,600

Calculate the actual, flexible budget and static budget income statements. Label the total variance due to cost control and due to activity/volume.

Actual results

Budget data

10,000 trucks produced and sold

12,000 trucks planned

Unit selling price

$15

Unit selling price

$14

Variable costs:

Unit variable cost:

   Direct materials

$52,800

   Direct materials

$5

   Direct labor

51,000

   Direct labor

4

   Variable overhead

23,000

   Variable overhead

2

Total variable costs

$126,800

Total unit variable costs

$11

Fixed overhead

$9,000

Fixed overhead

$9,600

Explanation / Answer

Flexible budget Flexible budger Sales activity Master budger Actual based on manufacturing Sales price based on 10,000 Variance based on 10,000 units variance Variance units 12,000 units sales revenue 150,000 10,000 F 140,000 28,000 U 168,000 less : Costs Variable costs direct materials 53,360 3,360 U 50,000 10,000 F 60,000 Direct labor 53,200 13,200 U 40,000 8,000 F 48,000 Variable overhead 23,600 3,600 U 20,000 4,000 F 24,000 total variable cost 130,160 20,160 U 110,000 22,000 F 132,000 Contribution margin 19,840 30,000 6,000 U 36,000 Fixed overhead 9,000 600 F 9,600 0 9,600 Operating profit 10,840 19,560 U 10,000 F 20,400 6,000 U 26,400