GHT Tech Inc. sells electronics over the Internet. The Consumer Products Division is organized as a cost
Question:
GHT Tech Inc. sells electronics over the Internet. The Consumer Products Division is organized as a cost center. The budget for the Consumer Products Division for the month ended January 31 is as follows:
Customer service salaries.....................................................................$ 546,840
Insurance and property taxes.................................................................114,660
Distribution salaries.................................................................................872,340
Marketing salaries..................................................................................1,028,370
Engineer salaries......................................................................................836,850
Warehouse wages...................................................................................586,110
Equipment depreciation........................................................................183,792
Total........................................................................................................$4,168,962
During January, the costs incurred in the Consumer Products Division were as follows:
Customer service salaries................................................................$ 602,350
Insurance and property taxes.........................................................110,240
Distribution salaries..........................................................................861,200
Marketing salaries............................................................................1,085,230
Engineer salaries...............................................................................820,008
Warehouse wages.............................................................................562,632
Equipment depreciation...................................................................183,610
Total...................................................................................................$4,225,270
Instructions
1. Prepare a budget performance report for the director of the Consumer Products Division for the month of January.
2. For which costs might the director be expected to request supplemental reports?
Step by Step Answer:
Forensic And Investigative Accounting
ISBN: 9780808056300
10th Edition
Authors: G. Stevenson Smith D. Larry Crumbley, Edmund D. Fenton