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As the new accountant for Cohen & Co
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 Master (Static) Actual Budget Units sold 45,000 50,000 Sales $406,000 $458,000 Variable costs 236,000 278,000 Fixed costs 151,000 143,000 Required: 1. What was the actual operating income for the period? 2. What was the company's master (static) budget operating income for the period? 3. (a) What was the total master (static) budget variance, in terms of operating income, for the period? (b) is this variance favorable (F) or unfavorable (U? (Note The total master (static) budget variance is also referred to as the total operating income variance for the period.) (If a variance has no amount, select "None" in the corresponding dropdown cell.) 4. The total master (static) budget variance for a period can be decomposed into a total flexible-budget variance and a sales volume variance. (a) What was the total flexible-budget variance for the period? (b) Was this variance favorable (F) or unfavorable (UP (c) What was the sales volume variance for the period? (d) Was this variance favorable (F) or unfavorable (U)? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. If a variance has no amount, select "None" in the corresponding dropdown cell.)
Once lavorabi " a variance has no amount, select "None" in the correspond 1. Actual operating income 2. Master budget operating income 3. Total master budget variance 4. Total flexible-budget variance Sales volume variance
Expert Solution
Calculation Of Actual Operating Income For the period
Sales $406000
- Variable Cost 236000
Contribution 1,70,000
- Fixed Cost 151000
Operating Income 19,000
2. Calculation Of Master( Static ) Operating Income For the period
Sales 458000
- Variable Cost 278000
Contribution 1,80,000
- Fixed Cost 1,43,000
Operating Income 37,000
3)Total master budget variance(Operating Income Variance)
= Actual Operating income - Master Budget Operating Income
= 19,000 - 37,000 = 18000 Adverse
4)
| Particulars | Actual | Flexible | Static |
| Sales | 406000 | 45000 *9.16 = 4,12,200 | 4,58,000 |
| - Variable Cost | 236000 | 45000*5.56 = 2,50,200 | 2,78,000 |
| - Fixed Cost | 151,000 | 1,43,000 | 1,43,000 |
| Operating Income | 19,000 | 19,000 | 37,000 |
Flexible Budget Variance = Actual Operating Income - Flexible Operating Income
= 19000- 19000 = None
Sales Volume Variance = Flexible Operating income - Static operating income
= 19000 - 37000
= 18,000 Adverse
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