Fort Worth Company is a printer and binder of specialized booklets and pamphlets. Last year, the company’s sales manager estimated sales to be 10,000 booklets and pamphlets combined. The sales manager also estimated that the items would retail for approximately $10 each. Various production costs, including direct and indirect material, direct and indirect labor, and variable overhead, were estimated to total $50,000, while fixed costs were estimated to be $20,000.
During the year, Fort Worth’s unit sales equaled its production of 12,000 units. Because of changing market conditions”specifically, competition”the average selling price fell to just $9.50 per unit. There were increased variable costs as well that resulted in average per unit variable costs of $6. At the end of the year, the company’s controller accumulated fixed costs and found them to be $21,000.
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If required, round your answers to two decimal places. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.
Prepare a report to show the difference between the actual contribution margin and the budgeted contribution margin per the static budget.
| Fort Worth Company | ||||||||
| Static Budget | Difference | Actual Results | ||||||
| Units sold & produced | ||||||||
| Sales price per unit | $ | $ | ||||||
| Sales revenue | $ | $ | SelectOverUnderItem 7 | $ | ||||
| Less: variable costs | SelectOverUnderItem 11 | |||||||
| Contribution margin | $ | $ | SelectOverUnderItem 15 | $ | ||||
Then, compare the actual contribution margin and the budgeted contribution margin per the flexible budget.
| Fort Worth Company | ||||||||
| Flexible Budget | Flexible Budget Variance | Actual Results | ||||||
| Units sold | ||||||||
| Sales price | $ | $ | ||||||
| Sales revenue | $ | $ | SelectOverUnderItem 23 | $ | ||||
| Less: variable costs | SelectOverUnderItem 27 | |||||||
| Contribution margin | $ | $ | SelectOverUnderItem 31 | $ | ||||
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