Accounting homework help
Accounting homework help. The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate and prepare a budget.
Resources: Excel File. Tutorials and links to Excel help files were provided
during week one of our class.
Instructions:
1. Download the Excel file provided. The file is available at the end of week
five.
2. Read the instructions tab.
3. Complete the Budget and Variance Analysis tab.
4. Submit the completed Excel file.
Download the Excel file provided. Your responsibility is to calculate prior
year actual results and prepare a flexible budget. Use prior year data to
complete the 2018 variable costing income statement. The flexible budget
includes several changes to the data. The changes are listed in the Excel
file / Instructions Tab.
Excel: In order to minimize errors, improve accuracy, and increase
efficiency use formulas in all cells. If you need assistance with Excel review
the week one questions thread. Included therein are three options to help
you advance your Excel skills. Two links at the bottom are titled “Formula
Overview” and “Excel – Basic Math”. The third option is Excel Essential
Training (week one learning activities). The tutorials will help you with, in
part, formulas and spreadsheet format.
Video: In order to gain experience and insight please review the following
video. It is a simple presentation and will help everyone develop a basic
understanding of flexible budgets. The video was created by a third party.
There are additional videos included with the Bing search as well.
Flexible Budget Example
Flexible Budget Guidance: For additional information regarding flexible
budgets please review the following.
What is a flexible budget?
Based on the example, fixed expenses do not change with volume.
Contrary, variable expenses change with volume. With respect to the case
study the same principles apply. The only difference is that our variable
expenses will change based on sales volume instead of machine hours.
Example:
Sales Volume 2,640
Feed cost per animal 3.13
Total feed cost = 3,000*3.23=8,263
Advertisement, Bedding and Specialty Food Expense: Advertisement is
a fixed expense at the 2,640 volume level (column F). As a result, column
F, row 17 is equal to -0-. However, the expense is considered a mixed cost
(fixed and variable) with the flexible budget (column H). Bedding and
specialty food does not apply to the prior year income statement (column
F). As a result, column F, rows 18 and 19 is equal to -0-. For further
clarification my suggestion is to read the instructions tab.
Variance and Variance Explanation: A variance is the difference between
two numbers. From a budget perspective we typically compare actual
business results to our budget. Material deviations are analyzed to help us
plan, in part, cash flow, revenue projections, expense levels, and to make
informed business decisions.
Calculate the variance for all items listed on the spreadsheet (i.e. sales, all
variable and fixed expenses, contribution margin, net income, and the
break even computation).
Column J: Enter the difference between actual results and the budget.
Column L: Explain the difference