Zachary Manufacturing Company established the following standard price and cost
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Zachary Manufacturing Company established the following standard price and cost data:**** Please explain in detail how you get all the answers***
Sales price
$
8.90
per unit
Variable manufacturing cost
$
3.70
per unit
Fixed manufacturing cost
$
2,100
total
Fixed selling and administrative cost
$
1,000
total
Zachary planned to produce and sell 3,000 units. Actual production and sales amounted to 3,300 units.
Assume that the actual sales price is $8.70 per unit and that the actual variable cost is $3.95 per unit. The actual fixed manufacturing cost is $1,900, and the actual selling and administrative costs are $1,030.
Required
a.&b. Determine the flexible budget variances and classify the effect of each variance by selecting favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Select "None" if there is no effect (i.e., zero variance).)
Flexible Budget Variances
Sales
U
Variable manufacturing
U
Contribution margin
U
Fixed manufacturing
(200)
F
Fixed selling and administrative cost
30
U
Net income (loss)
U
Sales price
$
8.90
per unit
Variable manufacturing cost
$
3.70
per unit
Fixed manufacturing cost
$
2,100
total
Fixed selling and administrative cost
$
1,000
total
Explanation / Answer
Flexible Budget Variances
Sales 660 [3,300(8.7-8.9)] Unfavourable Variable manufacturing 825 [3,300(3.7-3.95)] Unfavourable Contribution margin 1485 Unfavourable Fixed manufacturing 200 (2,100-1,900) Favourable Fixed selling and administrative 30 (1,000-1,030) Unfavourable Net income 1,315 UnfavourableRelated Questions
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