Four Flags is a retail department store. On January 1, 2012, Four Flags' accountants used the following data to develop the master budget for Four Flags for 2012:
Cost |
Fixed
|
Variable (per unit sold)
|
Cost of Goods Sold |
$0
|
$5.40
|
Selling and Promotion Expense |
$200,000
|
$0.80
|
Building Occupancy Expense |
$185,000
|
$0.20
|
Buying Expense |
$145,000
|
$0.50
|
Delivery Expense |
$100,000
|
$0.05
|
Credit and Collection Expense |
$76,000
|
$0.02
|
Expected unit sales in 2012 were 1,200,000, and 2012 total revenue was expected to be $12,000,000. Actual 2012 unit sales turned out to be 1,050,000, and total revenue was $10,500,000. Actual total costs in 2012 were:
Cost of Goods Sold |
$6,000,000 |
Selling and Promotion Expense |
$1,100,000 |
Building Occupancy Expense |
$340,000 |
Buying Expense |
$610,000 |
Delivery Expense |
$160,000 |
Credit and Collection Expense |
$25,000 |
Compute the flexible-budget variances for the following two cost items (enter favorable variances as positive numbers and unfavorable variances as negative numbers):Credit and Collection Expense