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A firm uses flexible budgets Last period the fixed budget was to produce 5,500 units and the actual productions 5,000 units. The actual direct costs for the period compared to the flexed budget was
Actual result
Total variance. 5000 favorable
Direct costs. 60000$
What was the direct costs fixed budget for last period?
$55,000
$65,000
$60,500
$71,500
I figured the answer is 65000 but I’m confused should i include the variance figures? Then answer will be 5500-5000= 500. 60000+500=60500 please let me know how to calculate
The variance is the difference between the actual costs ($60,000) and the flexed budget. Therefore the flexed budget total cost (i.e. the standard cost for the actual production) must be $65,000.
Therefore the standard cost per unit is 65,000/5,000 = $13.
Therefore the original fixed budget must have been 5,500 x $13 = $71,500.
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