Reference no: EM132680454

Question - The static budget for the Study Mate Publishers was estimated sales revenue of $20 000 000 on sales of 330 000 units. The variable production costs (cost of goods sold) were estimated at $8 250 000, or $25 per unit sold. Actual results for the company exceeded expectations, with revenue of over $22 000 000 on sales of 360 000 units. However, the production manager was disappointed to see that the actual variable production costs of $8 800 000 exceeded the costs in the static budget by $550 000. The production manager did not understand why his costs were so much higher than the budgeted amount. If anything, he thought that his division had been very efficient and that costs should have been lower than reflected in the budget.

Required - Explain why the production manager's actual costs exceeded the amount estimated in the static budget. Should the production division be disappointed with the results?