For this assignment, refer to the scenario located in "Problems - Series A," section 8-19A of Ch. 8, "Performance Evaluation," of Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting Concepts. This scenario puts you in charge of preparing a budget for the Redmond Management Association annual public relations luncheon.

Read the scenario in the textbook and complete the activity below.

Use Excel?showing all work and formulas?to complete the following:

• Generate a flexible budget.
• Compute the sales volume variance and the variable cost volume variances based on a comparison between the master budget and the flexible budget.
• Compute flexible budget variances by comparing the flexible budget with the actual results.

Generate a presentation for the budget committee meeting. Complete the following in your presentation:

• Summarize the results of the sales volume and variable cost volume variances computations based on the comparison between the master budget and the flexible budget.
• Summarize the results of the flexible budget variances computations based on the comparison between the flexible budget and the actual results.
• Justify the favorable or unfavorable budget variances.
• Since this is a not-for-profit organization, address why anyone should be concerned with meeting the budget.
• Make recommendations for what can be done differently to stay on budget for future luncheons. Provide specific examples to support your recommendations.

The Redmond Management Association held its annual public relations luncheon in April Year 2. Based on the previous year's results, the organization allocated $25,290 of its operating budget to cover the cost of the luncheon. To ensure that costs would be appropriately controlled, Molly Hubbard, the treasurer, prepared The following budget for the Year 2 luncheon. The budget for the luncheon was based on the following expectations: 1. The meal cost per person was expected to be $14.50. The cost driver for meals was attendance, which was expected to be 1,400 individuals. 2. Postage was based on $0.49 per invitation and 3,000 invitations were expectedto be mailed. The cost driver for postage was number of invitations mailed. 3. The facility charge is $1,000 for a room that will accomnlodate up to 1,000 people; the charge for Page 3T9 one to hold more than 1,600 people is $1,500. 4. A xed amount was designated for printing, decorations, the speaker's gift, and publicity. Reasons for the differences. between the budgeted and actual data follow. 1. The president of the organization, Rodney Snow, increased the invitation list to include 1,000 former members. As a result, 4,000 invitations were mailed. 2. Attendance was 1,20 individuals. Because of higher-than-expected attendance, the luncheon was moved to a larger room, thereby increasing the facility charge to $1,500. 3. At the last minute, Ms. Hubbard decided to add a dessert to the menu, which increased the meal cost to $15.50 per person. 4. Printing, decorations, the speaker's gift, and publicity costs were as budgeted. Required :1. Prepare a exible budget and compute the sales and variable cost volume variances based on a comparison between the master budget and the exible budget. 1:. Compute exible budget variances by comparing the exible budget with the actual results. m c. Mr. Snow was extremely upset with the budget decit. He immediately called Ms. Hubbard to complain about the budget variance for the meal cost. He told Ms. Hubbard that the added dessert caused the meal cost to be 34,310 [525,11o $20,3oo} over budget. He added, \"I could expect a couple hundred dollars one way or the other, but several thousand is totally unacceptable. At the next meeting of the budget committee, I want you to explain what happened.\" Assume that you are Ms. Hubbard. 'What muld you tell the members of the budget committee? I]. Since this is a not-forprot organization, why should anyone be concerned with meeting the budget?