Winston Co $\text { On September 1, the following actual operating results for August were reported: }$

question 123

Multiple Choice

Winston Co. had two products code named X and Y. The firm had the following budget for August: $\begin{array}{lrrr} & \text { Product X } & \text { Product Y } & \text { Total } \\\text { Sales } & \$ 286,000 & \$ 520,000 & \$ 806,000 \\\text { Variable Costs } & 189,800 & 218,400 & 408,200\\\text { Contribution Margin } & \$ 96,200 & \$ 301,600 & \$ 397,800 \\\text { Fixed costs } & 50,000 & 108,000 & 158,000\\\text { Operating Income }&\$46,200&\$193,600&\$239,800\\\text { Selling Price per unit }&\$110.00&\$50.00\end{array}$

$\text { On September 1, the following actual operating results for August were reported: }$

$\begin{array}{lrrr} & \text { Product X } & \text { Product Y } & \text { Total } \\\text { Sales } & \$ 360,000 & \$ 540,000 & \$ 900,000 \\\text { Variable Costs } & 195,000 & 216,000 & 411,000\\\text { Contribution Margin } & \$ 165,000 & \$ 324,000 & \$ 489,000 \\\text { Fixed costs } & 50,000 & 108,000 & 158,000 \\\text { Operating Income }&\$115,00&\$216,000&\$331,000\\\text { Units Sold }&3,000&9,000\end{array}$ Total industry volume for both products X and Y was estimated to be 130,000 units at the time of the budget. Actual industry volume for the period for products X and Y was 100,000 units.
The contribution margin sales volume variance for Product X is:

• A) $6,600 unfavorable.
• B) $8,300 favorable.
• C) $12,200 favorable.
• D) $12,200 unfavorable.
• E) $14,800 favorable.

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Definitions:

Process Costing

An accounting methodology used for homogeneous products, where costs are averaged over the units produced.

Weighted-Average Method

A cost flow assumption used in inventory valuation and cost accounting, where costs are averaged over the units available for sale.

Equivalent Unit

A concept used in cost accounting to express the amount of work done on in-process products in terms of fully completed units.

Process Costing

An accounting method used to allocate costs to units of product in industries where production is continuous and units are indistinguishable, such as in chemicals or food production.