Use the Following Information for the Next 7 Questions

question 74

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for the next 7 questions.
A small accounting firm budgets 200 hours of billings for the next month, and 60% of these hours are expected to be for tax return preparation services, with the remaining 40% for bookkeeping services. Tax work is billed at $50 per hour, and bookkeeping work is billed at $40 per hour. The variable costs for both types of services are $10 per hour. During the month 180 hours were billed, 90 of which were for tax work.
-(Appendix 11A) The contribution margin sales mix variance was

• A) $720 unfavorable
• B) $540 favorable
• C) $900 unfavorable
• D) $180 unfavorable

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Definitions:

Traceable Fixed Expenses

Fixed costs that can be directly linked to a specific product, department, or segment of a business, enabling more accurate profitability analysis.

Common Fixed Expenses

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales and are shared across different parts of a business, such as corporate office expenses.

Divisional Segment Margin

A financial metric that measures the profit or loss generated by a specific division or business segment, assessing its contribution to the overall company performance.

Common Fixed Expenses

Expenses that do not vary with the level of production or sales, and are shared by more than one segment or department within an organization.