Given Below Is an Excerpt from a Management Performance Report

question 12

Multiple Choice

Given below is an excerpt from a management performance report: $\begin{array}{lccc} &\underline{ \text { Budget } }&\underline{\text { Actual }}&\underline{ \text { Difference }} \\\text { Contribution margin } & \$ 1,000,000 & \$ 1,050,000 & \$ 50,000 \\\text { Controllable fixed costs } & \$ 500,000 & \$ 450,000 & \$ 50,000\end{array}$
The manager's overall performance

• A)is 20% below expectations.
• B)is 20% above expectations.
• C)is equal to expectations.
• D)cannot be determined from information given.

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Definitions:

Operating Cycle

The operating cycle, also known as the cash conversion cycle, is the time it takes for a company to purchase inventory, sell products or services, and collect the cash from these transactions.

Receivables

Money owed to a company by its customers or other parties for goods or services delivered but not yet paid for.

Revenues

Revenues refer to the total income generated by a company from its normal business operations, such as the sale of goods or provision of services.

Reversing Entries

Accounting entries that are made at the beginning of an accounting period to reverse or cancel out adjusting entries made at the end of the previous accounting period.