Brive plc has the following standards for its only product: Selling price: ..........................................110/unit Direct labour: 1 hour
Question:
Brive plc has the following standards for its only product:
Selling price: ..........................................£110/unit
Direct labour: 1 hour at ........................£10.50/hour
Direct material: 3 kg at ..........................£14.00/kg
Fixed overheads: £27.00/unit, based on a budgeted output of 800 units/month During May, there was an actual output of 850 units and the operating statement for the
month was as follows:
................................................................£
Sales revenue ....................................92,930
Direct labour (890 hours) ..................(9,665)
Direct materials (2,410 kg) ..............(33,258)
Fixed overheads ...............................(21,365)
Operating profit .................................28,642
There were no inventories of any description at the beginning and end of May.
Required:
Prepare the original budget and a budget flexed to the actual volume. Use these to compare the budgeted and actual profits of the business for the month, going into as much detail with your analysis as the information given will allow.
Step by Step Answer:
Accounting and Finance An Introduction
ISBN: 978-1292088297
8th edition
Authors: Peter Atrill, Eddie McLaney