Question

Complete the following statements with one of the terms listed here. You may use a term more than once. Some terms may not be used at all. Capital turnover Direct fixed expenses Flexible budget variance Key performance indictors (KPIs) Profit center Sales margin Common fixed expenses Favorable variance Goal congruence Management by exception Return on investment (ROI) Unfavorable variance Cost center Flexible budget Investment center Master budget variance Revenue center Volume variance

Answer 1

a). Flexible budget

A flexible budget is a budget that is prepared for the different volume level which was originally anticipated.

b). Flexible budget variance

It is the different between the flexible budget and the actual results.

c). Return on Investment

It is used to evaluate the performance of the investment centers. It is calculated by dividing operating income by the investment.

d). Favorable variance

The company has the favorable variance when the actual values are more than the budgeted values.