Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below:
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Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
As part of the budgeting process,Lillee's Petanque Company developed the following static budget for August.Lillee is in the process of preparing the flexible budget and understanding the results.The actual results are for the month of August.
$\begin{array}{lrlr}&\text { Actual } & \text { Flexible } & \text { Static } \\&\text { Results } & \text { Budget } & \text { Budget }\\\text { Sales volume (in units) } & 20000 &\underline{\quad\quad} & 25000 \\& & & \\\text { Sales revenues } & \$ 1000000 & \$ & \$ 1250000 \\\text { Variable costs } & \underline{512000} & \$ \underline{\quad\quad}& \underline{600000} \\& & & \\ \text { Contribution margin } & 488000 & \$ & 650000 \\& & &\\\text { Fixed costs } & 458000 & \$ \underline{\quad\quad}& 450000 \\\text { Operating profit } & \$ 30000 & \$ \underline{\quad\quad}& \$ 200000\end{array}$
-The PRIMARY reason for low operating profits was:

A) increased fixed costs.
B) the variable-cost variance.
C) a poor management accounting system.
D) lower sales volume than planned.