jackson, Inc., manufactures two products that it sells to the same market. Excerpted below are its budgeted and actual operating results for the year just completed:

	Budget			Actual
Unit sales
Product X		21,100			51,000
Product Y		86,000			75,000
Unit contribution margin
Product X	$	5.60		$	3.60
Product Y	$	12.00		$	13.00
Unit selling price
Product X	$	12.00		$	13.00
Product Y	$	50.00		$	35.00

Industry volume was estimated to be 1,888,000 units at the time the budget was prepared. Actual industry volume for the period was 2,300,000 units. Jackson measures variances using contribution margin.

If fixed costs are budgeted for $500,000 and are actually $500,000, what is the difference between budgeted and actual operating income?

Multiple Choice

• $5,840 favorable.

• $8,440 favorable.

• $125,140 unfavorable.

• $68,190 favorable.

• $26,095 favorable.