The Static Budget,at the Beginning of the Month,for Vintage Wine

question 86

Multiple Choice

The static budget,at the beginning of the month,for Vintage Wine Company follows: Static budget:
Sales volume: 2000 units; Sales price: $50.00 per unit
Variable costs: $13.00 per unit; Fixed costs: $25,500 per month
Operating income: $48,500
Actual results,at the end of the month,follows:
Actual results:
Sales volume: 1900 units; Sales price: $58.50 per unit
Variable costs: $16.00 per unit; Fixed costs: $34,300 per month
Operating income: $46,450
Calculate the flexible budget variance for variable costs.

• A) $30,400 U
• B) $1650 U
• C) $5700 U
• D) $24,700 F

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Definitions:

Job-Order Costing System

A costing method used when products or services are produced upon specific customer orders, allowing for detailed tracking of costs for each job.

Unit Product Cost

The total expense incurred in creating a product, divided by the number of units produced.

Allocation Bases

Criteria or variables used as a foundation to distribute or assign costs among different cost objects in a fair and systematic manner.

Overhead Resources

Resources used in the day-to-day operations of a business that are not directly tied to a specific product or service, such as utilities and rent.