Tajiri Corporation's flexible budget performance report for May compares the planned budget to actual results. The report shows that revenue was $700 higher than planned due to higher customer volume. Expenses for supplies and miscellaneous items were also lower than planned, resulting in an overall favorable variance of $5,150 for total expenses. Net operating income was $5,850 higher than the flexible budget due to the favorable revenue and expense variances.
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1. Tajiri Corporation uses customers served as its measure of activity. The following report
compares the planning budget to the actual operating results for the month of May:
Prepare the company's flexible budget performance report for May. Label each variance as
favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Input all amounts as positive values. Leave no cells blank -
be certain to enter "0" wherever required. Indicate the effect of each variance by
selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero
variance). Omit the "$" sign in your response.)
Tajiri Corporation uses customers served as its measure of activity. The following report
compares the planning budget to the actual operating results for the month of May:
Solution
Tajiri Corporation Flexible Budget Performance Report For the Month Ended May 31 Actual
Result Revenue and Spending Variances Flexible Budget Activity Variances Planning Budget
Customers served 34000 34000 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 33,000 Revenue 116,300 700 F 115600
         3,400 F      112,200 Expenses: Wages and salaries 65,120 0 F
65120 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1,230 U Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 63,890 Supplies 18,690 2,730 F 21420
            630 U         20,790 Insurance 5,200 0 None 5200 0
None           5,200 Miscellaneous expense 12,660 2,420 F 15080
            320 U         14,760 Total expense 101,670 5,150 F
106820 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2,180 U 104,640 Net operating income 14,630 5,850 F 8780
         1,220 F 7,560