Question: This is same question QUESTION 6 The following information is given for Ace Company: Actual Amount Flexible Budget Original Budget Units 9,000 9,000 10,000 Sales
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QUESTION 6
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The following information is given for Ace Company:
Actual Amount
Flexible Budget
Original Budget
Units
9,000
9,000
10,000
Sales revenue
$72,000
$63,000
($7 per unit)
$70,000
($7 per unit)
Variable costs
$38,000
$36,000
($4 per unit)
$40,000
($4 per unit)
Fixed costs
$14,000
$15,000
$15,000
Total costs
$52,000
$51,000
$55,000
Profit
$20,000
$12,000
$15,000
Which of the following is not true?
A. Given the actual units produced and sold, Ace made $8,000 more profit than it should have.
B. Activity variance of costs is $1,000, Unfavorable.
C. Activity variance of revenue is $7,000, Unfavorable
D. Profit variance is $8,000, Favorable.
Use the information given in the above question. Which of the following is an incorrect way of explaining the $5,000 difference between originally budgeted profit ($15,000) and actual profit ($20,000)?
| A. | Net effects of [Revenue variance, Costs variance, Activity variance of revenue, Activity variance of costs] are $5,000, Favorable. | |
| B. | Given that smaller units were made and sold than originally planned, Ace's profit target was $3,000 smaller than the original budget. But actual profit was $8,000 greater than that target. | |
| C. | Given that actual number of units was 10% smaller than its original plan, the actual profit was 10% smaller than the original plan. | |
| D. | Net effects of [Profit variance, Activity variance of profit] are $5,000, Favorable. |
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