Problem 8.3

Here are the budgets of Brandon Surgery Center for the most recent historical quarter, in thousands of dollars:

Static FlexibleActual

Number of surgeries 1,200 1,300 1,300

Patient revenue $2,400 $2,600 $2,535

Salary expense1,200 1,300 1,365

Non-salary expense 600 650 585

Profit$ 600 $ 650 $ 585

The center assumes that all revenues and costs are variable and hence tied directly to patient volume.

a. a.Explain how each amount in the flexible budget was calculated. (Hint: Examine the static budget to determine the relationship of each budget line to volume.)

b. b.Determine the variances for each line of the profit and loss statement, both in dollar terms and in percentage terms. (Hint: Each line has a total variance a volume variance, and a management variance.)

c. c. What do the Part b results tell Brandon%u2019s managers about the surgery center%u2019s operations for the quarter?