Cotillo Corporation Uses Customers Served as Its Measure of Activity

question 50

Essay

Cotillo Corporation uses customers served as its measure of activity. During December, the company budgeted for 29,000 customers, but actually served 27,000 customers. The company bases its budgets on the following information: Revenue should be $4.40 per customer served. Wages and salaries should be $33,300 per month plus $1.80 per customer served. Supplies should be $0.60 per customer served. Insurance should be $8,900 per month. Miscellaneous expenses should be $4,600 per month plus $0.10 per customer served. The company reported the following actual results for December:
Required:
Prepare the company's flexible budget performance report for December. Label each variance as favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

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Definitions:

Cash Flows

The grand total of financial transactions affecting a company's inflow and outflow, significantly impacting its liquid capital.

Investment

The action or process of investing money for profit or material result.

Internal Rate of Return

The discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero, used in capital budgeting.

Independent Projects

Projects in a company that can be selected or rejected independently of one another, without affecting the profitability or potential of other projects.