TEXTBOOK PROBLEMS
 
Puget Sound Divers is a company that provides diving services such as underwater ship repairs to clients in the Puget Sound area. The company’s planning budget for May appears below:
    
Puget Sound Divers Planning Budget For the Month Ended May 31
  Budgeted diving-hours (q)
 
250  
   Revenue ($390.00q)
$
97,500  
 
  Expenses:
 
 
       Wages and salaries ($11,900 + $122.00q)
 
42,400  
       Supplies ($4.00q)
 
1,000  
       Equipment rental ($2,300 + $23.00q)
 
8,050  
        Insurance ($4,200)
 
4,200  
       Miscellaneous ($520 + $1.46q)
 
885  
 
  Total expense
 
56,535  
 
  Net operating income
$
40,965  
 
    
Required:
During May, the company’s activity was actually 240 diving-hours. Complete the following flexible budget for that level of activity.
 
2.
value: 10.00 points
 
Flight Café is a company that prepares in-flight meals for airlines in its kitchen located next to the local airport. The company’s planning budget for July appears below:
 
Flight Café Planning Budget For the Month Ended July 31
  Budgeted meals (q)
 
21,000  
  Revenue ($3.80q)
$
79,800  
 
  Expenses:
 
 
      Raw materials ($2.20q)
 
46,200  
      Wages and salaries ($6,200 + $0.20q)
 
10,400  
      Utilities ($1,900 + $0.05q)
 
2,950  
      Facility rent ($3,100)
 
3,100  
      Insurance ($2,700)
 
2,700  
      Miscellaneous ($700 + $0.10q)
 
2,800  
 
  Total expense
 
68,150  
 
  Net operating income
$
11,650  
 
 
In July, 22,000 meals were actually served. The company’s flexible budget for this level of activity appears below:
 
Flight Café Flexible Budget For the Month Ended July 31
  Budgeted meals (q)
 
22,000  
  Revenue ($3.80q)
$
83,600  
 
  Expenses:
 
 
      Raw materials ($2.20q)
 
48,400  
      Wages and salaries ($6,200 + $0.20q)
 
10,600  
      Utilities ($1,900 + $0.05q)
 
3,000  
      Facility rent ($3,100)
 
3,100  
      Insurance ($2,700)
 
2,700  
      Miscellaneous ($700 + $0.10q)
 
2,900  
 
  Total expense
 
70,700  
 
  Net operating income
$
12,900  
 
 
Required:
1.
Compute the company’s activity variances for July. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)
 
 
     
 3.
value: 10.00 points
 
Quilcene Oysteria farms and sells oysters in the Pacific Northwest. The company harvested and sold 7,900 pounds of oysters in August. The company’s flexible budget for August appears below:
    
Quilcene Oysteria Flexible Budget For the Month Ended August 31
  Actual pounds (q)
 
7,900  
  Revenue ($4.25q)
$
33,575  
 
  Expenses:
 
 
      Packing supplies ($0.25q)
 
1,975  
      Oyster bed maintenance ($3,200)
 
3,200  
      Wages and salaries ($2,300 + $0.45q)
 
5,855  
      Shipping ($0.55q)
 
4,345  
      Utilities ($1,260)
 
1,260  
      Other ($490 + $0.01q)
 
569  
 
  Total expense
 
17,204  
 
  Net operating income
$
16,371  
 
   
The actual results for August appear below:
    
Quilcene Oysteria Income Statement For the Month Ended August 31
  Actual pounds
 
7,900  
  Revenue
$
26,700  
 
  Expenses:
 
 
      Packing supplies
 
2,145  
      Oyster bed maintenance
 
3,060  
      Wages and salaries
 
6,265  
      Shipping
 
4,075  
      Utilities
 
1,070  
      Other
 
1,189  
 
  Total expense
 
17,804  
 
  Net operating income
$
8,896  
 
    
Required:
Compute the company’s revenue and spending variances for August. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting "F" for favorable, "U" for unfavorable, and "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance). Input all amounts as positive values.)
  
4.
value: 10.00 points
 
Selected operating data for two divisions of Outback Brewing, Ltd., of Australia are given below:
 
 
Division
 
Queensland
New South Wales
  Sales
$
1,080,000   
$
2,385,000  
  Average operating assets
$
600,000   
$
530,000  
  Net operating income
$
70,200   
$
83,475  
  Property, plant, and equipment (net)
$
241,000   
$
191,000  
 
Required:
1.
Compute the rate of return for each division using the return on investment (ROI) formula stated in terms of margin and turnover. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
 
 
       
2.
Which divisional manager seems to be doing the better job?
 
 
Queensland division
New South Wales division
5.
value: 10.00 points
 
A planning budget is prepared before the period begins and is valid for whatever the actual level of activity turns out to be.
True
False
6.
value: 10.00 points
 
Comparing a static planning budget to actual costs is a good way to assess whether variable costs are under control.
True
False
7.
value: 10.00 points
 
 A balanced scorecard consists of an integrated set of performance measures that are derived from and support a company’s strategy. 
True
False