Required: a) Using the information provided prepare a flexible budget statement for 27,000 units for the year ended 31st March 2022 and compare it with the actual results, showing all variances.

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Torre Ltd produces and sells a single product. The original budget for the company was to produce
and sell 30,000 units in the year ended 31st March 2022.
For the year ended 31st March 2022 the company struggled due to uncertainties as the market
recovered from the global pandemic and therefore only produced and sold 27,000 units.
Year Ended 31st March 2022
Original Budget
Actual Results
Variance
Volume (units)
30,000
27,000
3,000
Adv
£
£
Sales
720,000
684,000
36,000
Adv
Costs:
Materials
150,000
136,000
14,000
Fav
Labour
180,000
158,000
22,000
Fav
Maintenance
140,000
125,000
15,000
Fav
Equipment Hire
12,000
12,000
NIL
Depreciation
15,000
16,000
1,000
Adv
Rates & Insurance
8,000
9,000
1,000
Adv
Profit
215,000
228,000
13,000
Fav
Additional information:
Material and labour are variable costs.
Maintenance is a semi-variable cost; you are informed that when the volume reduces to
25,000 units, this semi-variable cost will reduce to £120,000.
Equipment hire is for a power tool which has a capacity of producing 7,000 units for the
year, i.e. a stepped cost.
All other costs are fixed.
Required:
a) Using the information provided prepare a flexible budget statement for 27,000 units for the
year ended 31st March 2022 and compare it with the actual results, showing all variances.
Transcribed Image Text:Torre Ltd produces and sells a single product. The original budget for the company was to produce and sell 30,000 units in the year ended 31st March 2022. For the year ended 31st March 2022 the company struggled due to uncertainties as the market recovered from the global pandemic and therefore only produced and sold 27,000 units. Year Ended 31st March 2022 Original Budget Actual Results Variance Volume (units) 30,000 27,000 3,000 Adv £ £ Sales 720,000 684,000 36,000 Adv Costs: Materials 150,000 136,000 14,000 Fav Labour 180,000 158,000 22,000 Fav Maintenance 140,000 125,000 15,000 Fav Equipment Hire 12,000 12,000 NIL Depreciation 15,000 16,000 1,000 Adv Rates & Insurance 8,000 9,000 1,000 Adv Profit 215,000 228,000 13,000 Fav Additional information: Material and labour are variable costs. Maintenance is a semi-variable cost; you are informed that when the volume reduces to 25,000 units, this semi-variable cost will reduce to £120,000. Equipment hire is for a power tool which has a capacity of producing 7,000 units for the year, i.e. a stepped cost. All other costs are fixed. Required: a) Using the information provided prepare a flexible budget statement for 27,000 units for the year ended 31st March 2022 and compare it with the actual results, showing all variances.
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