Exam 9: Flexible Budgets and Performance Analysis

Bade Midwifery's cost formula for its wages and salaries is $1,220 per month plus $246 per birth. For the month of October, the company planned for activity of 106 births, but the actual level of activity was 102 births. The actual wages and salaries for the month was $27,250. The activity variance for wages and salaries in October would be closest to:

During December, Hynes Corporation plans to serve 35,000 customers. Revenue is $2.00 per customer served. Wages and salaries are $24,600 per month plus $0.50 per customer served. Supplies are $0.30 per customer served. Insurance is $5,400 per month. Miscellaneous expenses are $4,100 per month plus $0.10 per customer served. Required: Prepare the company's planning budget for December.

Comparing a static planning budget to actual costs is not a good way to assess whether variable costs are under control.

Pickrel Corporation is an oil well service company that measures its output by the number of wells serviced. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes. When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of November, it assumed that 27 wells would have been serviced. However, 31 wells were actually serviced during November. The amount shown for "Other expenses" in the planning budget for November would have been closest to:

Mcdougald Corporation is a service company that measures its output by the number of customers served. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results of operations for March. When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of March, it assumed that 21 customers would have been served. However, 26 customers were actually served during March. The spending variance for "Employee salaries and wages" for March would have been closest to:

Kaina Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During May, the clinic budgeted for 3,000 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 2,970 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for May: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for May: The activity variance for personnel expenses in May would be closest to:

Malander Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During November, the kennel budgeted for 3,400 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,390 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for November: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for November: The revenue variance for November would be closest to:

Lenci Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During May, the company budgeted for 5,100 units, but its actual level of activity was 5,050 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for May: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for May: The spending variance for direct materials in May would be closest to:

Palmerton Corporation is an oil well service company that measures its output by the number of wells serviced. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes and the actual results of operations for December. When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of December, it assumed that 40 wells would have been serviced. However, 45 wells were actually serviced during December. The variance for net operating income in the Revenue and Spending Variances column of a report comparing actual results to the flexible budget for December would have been closest to:

Pickrel Corporation is an oil well service company that measures its output by the number of wells serviced. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes. When the company prepared its planning budget at the beginning of November, it assumed that 27 wells would have been serviced. However, 31 wells were actually serviced during November. The amount shown for revenue in the planning budget for November would have been closest to:

When using a flexible budget, a decrease in activity within the relevant range:

Malander Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During November, the kennel budgeted for 3,400 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,390 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for November: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for November: The spending variance for food and supplies in November would be closest to:

Isadore Hospital bases its budgets on patient-visits. The hospital's static planning budget for July appears below: Actual results for the month were: The spending variance for laundry costs in the flexible budget performance report for the month is:

Ruge Clinic bases its budgets on the activity measure patient-visits. During November, the clinic planned for 2,100 patient-visits, but the actual level of activity was 2,300 patient-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas it uses in its budgeting: Required: Prepare a report showing the clinic's activity variances for November. Indicate in each case whether the variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

Hirons Air uses two measures of activity, flights and passengers, in the cost formulas in its budgets and performance reports. The cost formula for plane operating costs is $56,840 per month plus $2,874 per flight plus $13 per passenger. The company expected its activity in November to be 86 flights and 255 passengers, but the actual activity was 89 flights and 257 passengers. The actual cost for plane operating costs in November was $305,100. The spending variance for plane operating costs in November would be closest to:

Kawamura Kennel uses tenant-days as its measure of activity; an animal housed in the kennel for one day is counted as one tenant-day. During December, the kennel budgeted for 2,300 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,320 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting: The administrative expenses in the planning budget for December would be closest to:

Dubberly Corporation's cost formula for its manufacturing overhead is $30,600 per month plus $64 per machine-hour. For the month of March, the company planned for activity of 7,900 machine-hours, but the actual level of activity was 7,880 machine-hours. The actual manufacturing overhead for the month was $558,610. The manufacturing overhead in the planning budget for March would be closest to:

Witten Corporation is a service company that measures its output by the number of customers served. The company has provided the following fixed and variable cost estimates that it uses for budgeting purposes. A total of 27 customers were actually served during January. The "Travel expenses" in the flexible budget for January would have been closest to:

Nobriga Corporation uses customers served as its measure of activity. During October, the company budgeted for 29,000 customers, but actually served 33,000 customers. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for October: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for October: Required: Prepare a report showing the company's revenue and spending variances for October. Label each variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

Poling Clinic bases its budgets on the activity measure patient-visits. During July, the clinic planned for 3,600 patient-visits, but its actual level of activity was 4,000 patient-visits. Revenue should be $30.40 per patient-visit. Personnel expenses should be $30,000 per month plus $9.30 per patient-visit. Medical supplies should be $1,000 per month plus $3.70 per patient-visit. Occupancy expenses should be $9,300 per month plus $0.80 per patient-visit. Administrative expenses should be $4,300 per month plus $0.30 per patient-visit. Required: Prepare a report showing the clinic's activity variances for July. Indicate in each case whether the variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).