John Richardson is the manufacturing production supervisor for Benson Tool Works, a company that manufactures hand tools for mechanics. Trying to explain why he did not get the year-end bonus that he had expected, he told his wife, "This is the dumbest place I've ever worked. Last year the company set up this budget assuming it would sell 150,600 units. Well, it sold only 140,600. The company lost money and gave me a bonus for not using as much materials and labor as was called for in the budget. This year, the company has the same 150,600 units goal and it sells 160,600. The company's making all kinds of money. You'd think I'd get this big fat bonus. Instead, management tells me I used more materials and labor than was budgeted. They said the company would have made a lot more money if I'd stayed within my budget. I guess I gotta wait for another bad year before I get a bonus. Like I said, this is the dumbest place I've ever worked." Benson's master budget and the actual results for the most recent year of operating activity follow. Number of units. Sales revenue Variable manufacturing costs Materials Labor Overhea Variable selling, general and administrative costs Contribution margin Fixed costs Manufacturing overhead Selling, general and administrative costs Net income Master Budget 150,600 $33, 132,000 Actual Results 160,600 $35,653,200 (4,819,200) (5,020,000) (4,216,800) (4,417,000) (2,108,400) (2,299,000) (5,271,000) (5,770,000) 16,716,600 18,147,200 (7,861,320)) (6,997,000) $ 1,858,280 Variances For U 10,000 $2,521,200 F 500,800 U 200,200 190,600 U U 199,000 1,430,600 U F (7,780,000) (7,041,000) $ 3,326,200 $1,467,920 F 81,320 44,000 F U Required c. Prepare a flexible budget and recompute the budget variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)

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John Richardson is the manufacturing production supervisor for Benson Tool Works, a company that manufactures hand tools for
mechanics. Trying to explain why he did not get the year-end bonus that he had expected, he told his wife, "This is the dumbest place
I've ever worked. Last year the company set up this budget assuming it would sell 150,600 units. Well, it sold only 140,600. The
company lost money and gave me a bonus for not using as much materials and labor as was called for in the budget. This year, the
company has the same 150,600 units goal and it sells 160,600. The company's making all kinds of money. You'd think I'd get this big
fat bonus. Instead, management tells me I used more materials and labor than was budgeted. They said the company would have
made a lot more money if I'd stayed within my budget. I guess I gotta wait for another bad year before I get a bonus. Like I said, this is
the dumbest place I've ever worked."
Benson's master budget and the actual results for the most recent year of operating activity follow.
Number of units.
Sales revenue
Variable manufacturing costs
Materials
Labor
Overhea
Variable selling, general and administrative costs.
Contribution margin
Fixed costs
Manufacturing overhead
Selling, general and administrative costs
Net income
Master
Budget
150,600
$33, 132,000
(4,819,200)
(4,216,800)
(2,108,400)
(5,271,000)
16,716,600
(7,861,320))
(6,997,000)
$ 1,858,280
Actual
Results
160,600
$35,653,200
(5,020,000)
(4,417,000)
(2,299,000)
(5,770,000)
18,147,200
Variances For U
10,000
$2,521,200
F
U
500,800
200,200
190,600
199,000 U
1,430,600 F
U
U
(7,780,000)
(7,041,000)
$ 3,326,200 $1,467,920 F
81,320
44,000
F
U
Required
c. Prepare a flexible budget and recompute the budget variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable,
"U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e.. zero variance).)
Transcribed Image Text:John Richardson is the manufacturing production supervisor for Benson Tool Works, a company that manufactures hand tools for mechanics. Trying to explain why he did not get the year-end bonus that he had expected, he told his wife, "This is the dumbest place I've ever worked. Last year the company set up this budget assuming it would sell 150,600 units. Well, it sold only 140,600. The company lost money and gave me a bonus for not using as much materials and labor as was called for in the budget. This year, the company has the same 150,600 units goal and it sells 160,600. The company's making all kinds of money. You'd think I'd get this big fat bonus. Instead, management tells me I used more materials and labor than was budgeted. They said the company would have made a lot more money if I'd stayed within my budget. I guess I gotta wait for another bad year before I get a bonus. Like I said, this is the dumbest place I've ever worked." Benson's master budget and the actual results for the most recent year of operating activity follow. Number of units. Sales revenue Variable manufacturing costs Materials Labor Overhea Variable selling, general and administrative costs. Contribution margin Fixed costs Manufacturing overhead Selling, general and administrative costs Net income Master Budget 150,600 $33, 132,000 (4,819,200) (4,216,800) (2,108,400) (5,271,000) 16,716,600 (7,861,320)) (6,997,000) $ 1,858,280 Actual Results 160,600 $35,653,200 (5,020,000) (4,417,000) (2,299,000) (5,770,000) 18,147,200 Variances For U 10,000 $2,521,200 F U 500,800 200,200 190,600 199,000 U 1,430,600 F U U (7,780,000) (7,041,000) $ 3,326,200 $1,467,920 F 81,320 44,000 F U Required c. Prepare a flexible budget and recompute the budget variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e.. zero variance).)
variable selling, general and administrative costs
Contribution margin
Fixed costs
Manufacturing overhead
Selling, general and administrative costs
Net income
Number of Units
Sales revenue
Variable manufacturing costs
Materials
Labor
Overhead
Variable Selling, general & administrative
Contribution margin
Fixed costs
Manufacturing overhead
Selling, general & administrative
Net income
15,211,000) (5,110,000)
16,716,600 18,147,200
Required
c. Prepare a flexible budget and recompute the budget variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable,
"U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).)
$
(7,861,320) (7,780,000)
(6,997,000) (7,041,000)
$ 1,858,280
Flexible Budget Actual Results
150,600
160,600
3,313,200 $ 35,653,200
$
(5,020,000)
(4,417,000)
(2,299,000)
(5,770,000)
18,147,200
(7,780,000)
(7,041,000)
3,326,200
Variances
None
F
$ 3,326,200 $1,467,920 F
F
F
U
None
U
199,000
1,430,600
F
81,320
44,000
F
U
F
F
U
Transcribed Image Text:variable selling, general and administrative costs Contribution margin Fixed costs Manufacturing overhead Selling, general and administrative costs Net income Number of Units Sales revenue Variable manufacturing costs Materials Labor Overhead Variable Selling, general & administrative Contribution margin Fixed costs Manufacturing overhead Selling, general & administrative Net income 15,211,000) (5,110,000) 16,716,600 18,147,200 Required c. Prepare a flexible budget and recompute the budget variances. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).) $ (7,861,320) (7,780,000) (6,997,000) (7,041,000) $ 1,858,280 Flexible Budget Actual Results 150,600 160,600 3,313,200 $ 35,653,200 $ (5,020,000) (4,417,000) (2,299,000) (5,770,000) 18,147,200 (7,780,000) (7,041,000) 3,326,200 Variances None F $ 3,326,200 $1,467,920 F F F U None U 199,000 1,430,600 F 81,320 44,000 F U F F U
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