Sarah has learned a lot from you over the past two months, and has compiled the following data for Sole Purpose Shoe Company for September using the techniques you taught her. She would like your help in preparing a Budget Performance Report for September. The company produced 3,000 pairs of shoes that required 10,500 units of material purchased at $8.20 per unit and 8,100 hours of labor at an hourly rate of $8.90 per hour during the month. Actual factory overhead during September was $24,300. When entering variances, use a negative number for a favorable cost variance, and a positive number for an unfavorable cost variance. Use the data in the following table to prepare the Budget Performance Report for Sole Purpose Shoe Company for September. Standard Cost Per Unit Manufacturing Costs Direct materials Direct labor Factory overhead Total standard cost per pair Standard Price $8.40 per unit $8.50 per hour $2.70 per hour Standard Quantity 3.60 units per pair 2.80 hours per pair 2.80 hours per pair $30.24 23.80 7.56 $61.60

Definition Definition Measure used to estimate the difference between the budgeted and annual proportion for a specific accounting year. A favorable budget variance refers to positive variances or gains, while unfavorable or negative variances refer to a shortfall in the budget. A budget variance is indicative of the instances where the actual costs incurred are higher or lower than the estimated costs.