61) Richard's Electronics manufactures TVs and DVDRs. During April, the following activities occurred:
TVs DVDRs
Budgeted units sold17,64066,360
Budgeted contribution margin per unit$45$78
Actual units sold20,00080,000
Actual contribution margin per unit$50$79
Required:
Compute the following variances in terms of the contribution margin.
a.Determine the total sales-mix variance.
b.Determine the total sales-quantity variance.
c.Determine the total sales-volume variance.
62) The Omega Corporation manufactures two types of vacuum cleaners: the ZENITH for commercial building use and the House-Helper for residences. Budgeted and actual operating data for the year 20X5 are as follows:
Static Budget ZENITH House-Helper Total
Number sold15,00060,00075,000
Contribution margin$3,750,000$12,000,000$15,750,000
Actual Results ZENITH House-Helper Total
Number sold16,50038,50055,000
Contribution margin$6,200,000$10,200,000$16,400,000
Required:
a.Calculate the contribution margin for the flexible budget.
b.Determine the total static-budget variance, the total flexible-budget variance, and the total sales-volume variance in terms of the contribution margin.
63) The Omega Corporation manufactures two types of vacuum cleaners: the ZENITH for commercial building use and the House-Helper for residences. Budgeted and actual operating data for the year 20X5 are as follows:
Static Budget ZENITH House-Helper Total
Number sold15,00060,00075,000
Contribution margin$3,750,000$12,000,000$15,750,000
Actual Results ZENITH House-Helper Total
Number sold16,50038,50055,000
Contribution margin$6,200,000$10,200,000$16,400,000
Required:
Compute the sales-mix variance and the sales-quantity variance by type of vacuum cleaner, and in total. (in terms of the contribution margin)
64) The Chair Company manufactures two modular types of chairs: one for the residential market, and the other for the office market. Budgeted and actual operating data for the year 2012 are:
Static Budget Residential Office Total
Number of chairs sold260,000140,000400,000
Contribution margin$26,000,000$11,200,000$37,200,000
Actual Results Residential Office Total
Number of chairs sold248,400165,600414,000
Contribution margin$22,356,000$13,248,000$35,604,000
Required:
Compute the following variances in terms of contribution margin:
a.Compute the total static-budget variance, the total flexible-budget variance, and the total sales-volume variance.
b.Compute the sale-mix variance and the sales-quantity variance by type of chair, and in total.
65) Why would a manager perform customer-profitability analysis?