Favorable variances as positive numbers


Four Flags is a retail department store. On January 1, 2012, Four Flags' accountants used the following data to develop the master budget for Four Flags for 2012:

Cost Fixed
Variable (per unit sold)
Cost of Goods Sold $0
$5.80
Selling and Promotion Expense $200,000
$0.80
Building Occupancy Expense $180,000
$0.10
Buying Expense $155,000
$0.40
Delivery Expense $105,000
$0.10
Credit and Collection Expense $78,000
$0.01

Expected unit sales in 2012 were 1,250,000, and 2012 total revenue was expected to be $12,500,000. Actual 2012 unit sales turned out to be 1,000,000, and total revenue was $10,000,000. Actual total costs in 2012 were:

Cost of Goods Sold $6,000,000
Selling and Promotion Expense $900,000
Building Occupancy Expense $490,000
Buying Expense $680,000
Delivery Expense $200,000
Credit and Collection Expense $70,000

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

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