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Prepare a monthly flexible budget for each $10,000 increment of sales
within the relevant range for the year ending December 31, 2017.
Prepare flexible budget reports for selling expenses.
E10-17
The South Division of Wiig Company reported the following data for
the current year.
Sales
$3,000,000
Variable costs
1,950,000
Controllable fixed costs
600,000
Average operating assets
5,000,000
Top management is unhappy with the investment center's return on
investment (ROI). It asks the manager of the South Division to submit
plans to improve ROI in the next year. The manager believes it is
feasible to consider the following independent courses of action.
1. Increase sales by $300,000 with no change in the contribution
margin percentage.
2.

Reduce variable costs by $150,000.

3.

Reduce average operating assets by 4%.

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