The Clarkson Company produces engine parts for car manufactur- ers. A new accountant intem at Clarkson has accidentally deleted the company's variance analysis calculations for the year ended December 31, 2017. The following table is what remains of the data. Review Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data View Performance Report, Year Ended December 31, 2017 2 Flexible-Budget Flexible Budget Sales-Volume Static Budget 120,000 Variances Actual Results Variances 3 130,000 $715,000 515,000 200,000 140,000 $ 60,000 4 Units sold 5 Revenues (sales) 6 Variable costs 7 Contribution margin 8 Fixed costs 9 Operating income $420,000 240,000 180,000 120,000 $ 60,000

The Clarkson Company produces engine parts for car manufactur- ers. A new accountant intem at Clarkson has accidentally deleted the company's variance analysis calculations for the year ended December 31, 2017. The following table is what remains of the data. Review Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data View Performance Report, Year Ended December 31, 2017 2 Flexible-Budget Flexible Budget Sales-Volume Static Budget 120,000 Variances Actual Results Variances 3 130,000 $715,000 515,000 200,000 140,000 $ 60,000 4 Units sold 5 Revenues (sales) 6 Variable costs 7 Contribution margin 8 Fixed costs 9 Operating income $420,000 240,000 180,000 120,000 $ 60,000

Principles of Cost Accounting

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Author:Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. Mitchell

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Chapter7: The Master Budget And Flexible Budgeting

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