Nic Saybin Enterprises’ accounting department collects all pertinent monthly operating data.
Nic Saybin Enterprises’ accounting department collects all pertinent monthly operating data. Selected data are
presented below for the current month. From the data provided, please provide Saybin Enterprises’ management with a flexible budget analysis to see how costs were controlled.
| Actual Costs Incurred | Static Budget | |
| Activity level (in units) | 755,000 | 746,500 |
| Variable costs: | ||
| Indirect materials | $328,997 | $325,640 |
| Utilities | $174,332 | $171,890 |
| Fixed costs: | ||
| General and administrative | $237,985 | $244,908 |