Diskind Corporation manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses units as the measure of activity in its budgets and performance reports. During October, the company budgeted for 6,400 units, but its actual level of activity was 6,350 units. The company has provided the following data concerning the formulas used in its budgeting and its actual results for October:
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Data used in budgeting:
Fixed element per month | Variable element per tenant-day | |
Revenue | — | $33.90 |
Direct labor | $0 | $5.90 |
Direct materials | 0 | 13.50 |
Manufacturing overhead | 34,000 | 1.40 |
Selling and administrative expenses | 25,200 | 0.60 |
Total expenses |
$59,200
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$21.40
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Actual results for October:
Revenue | $216,300 |
Direct labor | $36,930 |
Direct materials | $86,900 |
Manufacturing overhead | $42,000 |
Selling and administrative expenses | $30,440 |
The revenue variance in October would be closest to:
$660 F | |
$1,035 U | |
$1,035 F | |
$660 U |
Flexible budget ($33.90 × 6,350) | $ 215,265 |
Actual results | 216,300 |
Revenue variance |
$ 1,035
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Because the actual revenue is greater than than the flexible budget, the variance is favorable (F).
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