Prepare a responsibility report for the general manager of the west region

prepare a responsibility report for the vice president of the mortgage divison

Explain where the 2,500 unfavorable promotions variance in the jackson branch managers report is included in the Vice presidents report

The mortgage division of Magee Financial Services, Inc. is managed by a vice president who supervises three regional operations. Each regional operation has a general manager and several branches directed by branch managers. The West region has two branches, Jackson and Abilene. The March responsibility reports for the managers of these branches follow Budgeted Actual Variance Jackson Branch Controllable costs Employee compensation $150,000 $2,100 F Office supplies $147,900 35,000 75,500 10,600 36,000 73,000 8,000 Promotions 1,000 2,500 2.600 $2,000 F V U u Maintenance Total $267,000 $269,000 Abilene Branch Controllable costs Employee compensation F Office supplies $130,000 38,000 72,000 10.000 $250,000 $125,000 42,000 75,000 Promotions $5,000 4,000 3,000 400 $1.600 Maintenance 9.600 F U Total $251,600 Other pertinent cost data for March follow: Page 438 Budgeted Actual Cost data of other regions East $700,000 $726,000 844,000 South 860,000 Other costs controllable by West region general manager Vice president of mortgage 140,000 146,000 196,000 192,000 *Magee uses flexible budgets for performance evaluation Required a. Prepare a responsibility report for the general manager of the West region. b. Prepare a responsibility report for the vice president of the mortgage division, c. Explain where the $2,500 unfavorable promotions variance in the Jackson branch manager's report is included in the vice president's report. d. Based on the responsibility report prepared in Requirement a, explain where the West region's general manager should concentrate her attention