Exercise 22-9 As sales manager, Joe Batista was given the following static budget report for selling expenses in the Clothing Department of Soria Company for the month of October SORIA COMPANY Clothing Department Budget Report For the Month Ended October 31, 2017 Difference Unfavorable Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable Budget Actual 8,200 11,000 2,800 Favorable Sales in units Variable expenses Sales commissions Advertising expense Travel expense Free samples given out $1,804 2,750 $946 Unfavorable 990 170 Unfavorable 820 3,772 4,950 1,178 Unfavorable 1,968 1,320 648 Favorable Total variable 8,364 10,010 1,646 Unfavorable Fixed expenses Rent Sales salaries Office salaries Depreciation-autos (sales staff) 1,300 1,300 1,300 1,300 800 400 3,8003,800 -0- Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable -0- Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable -0- Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable -0-Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable -0- Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable 800 400 Total fixed Total expenses 12,164 $13,810 $1,646 Unfavorable As a result of this budget report, Joe was called into the president's office and congratulated on his fine sales performance. He was reprimanded, however, for allowing his costs to get out of control. Joe knew something was wrong with the performance report that he had been given. However, he was not sure what to do, and comes to you for advice. Prepare a budget report based on flexible budget data to help Joe. (List variable costs before fixed costs. Do not leave any answer field blank. Enter O for amounts.) (b) Prepare a flexible budget report for October. (List varlable costs before fixed costs.) BUMBLEBEE COMPANY Packaging Department Manufacturing Overhead Flexible Budget Report For the Month Ended October 31, 2017 Difference Favorable Unfavorable Neither Favorable nor Unfavorable Budget Actual Costs Click if you would like to Show Work for this question: Open Show Work