EBK ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
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Author: Weygandt
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Chapter 25, Problem 9E
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To determine
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The flexible budget is prepared by the management to represent the comparison of actual operations performed with the budgeted costs and incomes. The purpose of preparing a flexible budget is to determine the efficiency of operating.
To prepare: The flexible budget report.
b
To determine
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The responsibility report prepared by the management reflects the comparison of performance estimated with the actual result of the operations. It helps in determining the profitability and efficiency of the division in operating their respective tasks
: The analysis of the responsibility report.
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