Conducting a budgeting analysis for a department, the following data is provided:

Category	Budgeted Amount ($)	Actual Amount ($)
Personnel	50,000	55,000
Supplies	10,000	8,000
Utilities	5,000	6,000
Maintenance	7,000	7,500

Your requirements are as follows:

• Calculate the variance for each budget category.
• Analyze the variances into favorable and unfavorable components.
• Present the analysis in a budget variance report.
• Provide a paragraph discussing potential reasons for budget variances.
• Discuss the implications of budget variances on future planning.
• Include a bullet list of recommendations for improving budget accuracy.