Describe the flexible-budget variances


Four Flags is a retail department store. On January 1, 2011, Four Flags' accountants used the following data to develop the master budget for Four Flags for 2011:

  • Cost Fixed Variable (per unit sold)
  • Cost of Goods Sold $0 $6.80
  • Selling and Promotion Expense $205,000 $0.80
  • Building Occupancy Expense $180,000 $0.10
  • Buying Expense $150,000 $0.30
  • Delivery Expense $110,000 $0.10
  • Credit and Collection Expense $74,000 $0.01

Expected unit sales in 2011 were 1,200,000, and 2011 total revenue was expected to be $12,000,000. Actual 2011 unit sales turned out to be 1,000,000, and total revenue was $10,000,000. Actual costs in 2011 were:

  • Cost of Goods Sold $6,000,000
  • Selling and Promotion Expense $900,000
  • Building Occupancy Expense $310,000
  • Buying Expense $600,000
  • Delivery Expense $190,000
  • Credit and Collection Expense $20,000

Compute the flexible-budget variances for the following two cost items (enter favorable variances as positive numbers and unfavorable variances as negative numbers):

  • Credit and Collection Expense
  • Selling and Promotion Expense

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