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

  1. 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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