Question

Solomon Publications established the following standard price and costs for a hardcover picture book that the company produces.

Standard price and variable costs
Sales price	$	36.80
Materials cost		8.70
Labor cost		3.80
Overhead cost		5.70
Selling, general, and administrative costs		6.30
Planned fixed costs
Manufacturing overhead	$	131,000
Selling, general, and administrative		44,000

Solomon planned to make and sell 31,000 copies of the book.

Required:

a. - d. Prepare the pro forma income statement that would appear in the master budget and also flexible budget income statements, assuming production volumes of 30,000 and 32,000 units. Determine the sales and variable cost volume variances, assuming volume is actually 32,000 units. Indicate whether the variances are favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).

Answer 1