Exam 9: Performance Measurement in Decentralized Organizations

Miao Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During July, the clinic budgeted for 3,000 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 2,980 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for July: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for July: The administrative expenses in the planning budget for July would be closest to:

Ledezma Corporation makes a product with the following standards for direct labor and variable overhead: In May the company produced 2,500 units using 1,210 direct labor-hours. The actual variable overhead cost was $9,922. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The variable overhead rate variance for May is:

The Hanson Corporation employs a standard costing system. The following data are available for February: The actual direct labor rate for February is:

Chirico Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During February, the clinic budgeted for 2,500 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 2,550 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for February: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for February: The net operating income in the flexible budget for February would be closest to:

Sonner Tech is a for-profit vocational school. The school bases its budgets on two measures of activity (i.e., cost drivers), namely student and course. The school uses the following data in its budgeting: In September, the school budgeted for 1,760 students and 156 courses. The actual activity for the month was 1,560 students and 153 courses. Required: Prepare the school's flexible budget for the actual level of activity in September.

Federick Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During October, the clinic budgeted for 3,000 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 3,040 client-visits. The clinic 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: The occupancy expenses in the flexible budget for October would be closest to:

Zacher Corporation makes a product with the following standards for direct labor and variable overhead: In February the company's budgeted production was 6,900 units, but the actual production was 7,000 units. The company used 1,980 direct labor-hours to produce this output. The actual variable overhead cost was $10,296. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The variable overhead efficiency variance for February is:

Sholette Manufacturing Corporation has a standard cost system in which it applies manufacturing overhead to products on the basis of standard machine-hours (MHs) at $5.00 per MH. During the month, the actual total variable manufacturing overhead was $22,540 and the actual level of activity for the period was 4,600 MHs. What was the variable overhead rate variance for the month?

Degregorio Corporation makes a product that uses a material with the following direct material standards: The company produced 5,600 units in November using 21,750 kilos of the material. During the month, the company purchased 24,800 kilos of the direct material at a total cost of $168,640. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The materials quantity variance for November is:

A revenue variance is favorable if the actual revenue exceeds what the revenue should have been for the actual level of activity of the period.

Nicolaysen Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During February, the company budgeted for 5,700 units, but its actual level of activity was 5,690 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for February: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for February: The net operating income in the planning budget for February would be closest to:

Perla 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 March, the kennel budgeted for 2,200 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 2,160 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for March: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for March: The wages and salaries in the planning budget for March would be closest to:

A quantity of a particular raw material was purchased for $43,250. The standard cost of the material was $2.00 per kilogram and there was an unfavorable materials price variance of $3,250. How many kilograms were purchased?

When a flexible budget is used in performance evaluation, actual costs are compared to the static planning budget rather than to what the costs should have been for the actual level of activity during the period.

Smithj 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 February, the kennel budgeted for 3,500 tenant-days, but its actual level of activity was 3,490 tenant-days. The kennel has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for February: Data used in budgeting: Actual results for February: The spending variance for facility expenses in February would be closest to:

Ruetz Clinic uses client-visits as its measure of activity. During November, the clinic budgeted for 2,500 client-visits, but its actual level of activity was 2,520 client-visits. The clinic has provided the following data concerning the formulas to be used in its budgeting: The occupancy expenses in the flexible budget for November would be closest to:

Stitt Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During November, the company budgeted for 5,900 units, but its actual level of activity was 5,880 units. The company 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 manufacturing overhead in November would be closest to:

Oddo Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in December. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The variable overhead efficiency variance for December is:

Gilder Corporation makes a product with the following standard costs: The company reported the following results concerning this product in June. The company applies variable overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. The labor efficiency variance for June is:

During July, Heron Corporation plans to serve 23,000 customers. Revenue is $6.80 per customer served. Wages and salaries are $39,900 per month plus $2.50 per customer served. Supplies are $1.40 per customer served. Insurance is $10,300 per month. Miscellaneous expenses are $4,800 per month plus $0.20 per customer served. Required: Prepare the company's planning budget for July.