Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis 7th Edition by Edward Blocher,David Stout ,Paul Juras,Gary Cokins

Exercise 25

Master (Static) Budget Variance and Components As the new accountant for Cohen Co., you have been asked to provide a succinct analysis of financial performance for the year just ended. You obtain the following information that pertains to the company's sole product:

Required
1. What was the actual operating income for the period Show calculations.
2. What was the company's master budget operating income for the period Show calculations.
3. What was the total master (static) budget variance, in terms of operating income, for the period Is this variance favorable (F) or unfavorable (U) Why
4. From the information given earlier, are you able to decompose the total master (static) budget variance into a total flexible-budget variance and a sales volume variance Why or why not
5. Define the meaning of the total flexible-budget variance and the sales volume variance.