Vision and Audio is a small owner-managed business that specializes in the installation of television and audio
Question:
Vision and Audio is a small owner-managed business that specializes in the installation of television and audio equipment for customers with high-end home theatre systems. The company has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations:
Budgeted Fixed Component per Month | Budgeted Variable Component per Installation | Actuals for October | |||||||
Revenue | $ | 550 | $ | 52,250 | |||||
Installer wages | $ | 17,200 | 16,900 | ||||||
Selling and administrative expenses | 1,225 | 15 | 2,804 | ||||||
(1,304 | fixed) | ||||||||
Office expenses | 5,400 | 3 | 5,416 | ||||||
(5,112 | fixed) | ||||||||
Marketing expenses | 3,160 | 3,300 | |||||||
Insurance | 300 | 300 | |||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 550 | 2 | 709 | ||||||
(538 | fixed) | ||||||||
The company uses the number of installations as its measure of activity. For example, selling and administrative expenses should be $1,225 plus $15 per job, and the actual selling and administrative expenses for October were $2,804. The company expected to do 100 installations in October, but actually did 95.
Required:
Prepare a comprehensive performance report for October. Assume that the static budget for October was based on an activity level of 100 jobs. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).
Cost management a strategic approach
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Authors: Edward J. Blocher, David E. Stout, Gary Cokins