Question: Business Solutions' second quarter 2012 fixed budget performance report for its computer furniture operations follows. The $156,000 budgeted expenses include $108,000 in variable expenses for desks and $18,000 in variable expenses for chairs, as well as $30,000 fixed expenses. The actual expenses include $31,000 fixed expenses. Prepare a flexible budget performance report that shows any variances between budgeted results and actual results. List fixed and variable expenses separately.
Fixed Budget Actual Results Variances
Desk sales (in units). . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 150
Chair sales (in units) . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 80
Desk sales (in dollars) . . . . . . . . . . . $180,000 $186,000 $6,000 F
Chair sales (in dollars) . . . . . . . . . . . $ 36,000 $ 41,200 $5,200 F
Total expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $156,000 $163,880 $7,880 U
Income from operations . . . . . . . . . $ 60,000 $ 63,320 $3,320 F