Given Below Is an Excerpt from a Management Performance Report

question 72

Multiple Choice

Given below is an excerpt from a management performance report: $\begin{array}{lccc} &\underline{ \text { Budget }} &\underline{\text { Actual }}& \underline{\text { Difference }} \\\text { Contribution margin } & \$ 600,000 & \$ 580,000 & \$ 20,000 \mathrm{U} \\\text { Controllable fixed costs }& \$ 200,000 & \$ 220,000 & \$ 20,000 \mathrm{U}\end{array}$

The manager's overall performance

• A)is 10% above expectations.
• B)is 10% below expectations.
• C)is equal to expectations.
• D)cannot be determined from the information provided.

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Definitions:

Return on Investment

A performance measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or compare the efficiencies of several different investments.

Flexible Budgets

Financial plans that can be adjusted or modified to take into account changes in volume of operations or activity levels, allowing for more accurate budgeting.

Manufacturing Overhead

This includes all the indirect costs involved in manufacturing a product, such as utilities, depreciation, and salaries of supervisors.

Budgeted Costs

Estimated expenses for future periods, used for planning and controlling financial resources.