Fran Bowen created the following budget: Budget Food $ 364 Clothing $ 164 Transportation 408 Personal expenses and recreation 307 Housing 994 She actually spent $331 for food, $416 for transportation, $1,046 for housing, $161 for clothing, and $259 for personal expenses and recreation. Calculate the variance for each of these categories, and indicate whether it was a deficit or surplus.

Fran Bowen

Budget Vs Actual, Variance and Status:

                                                      Budget     Actual   Variance  Status

Food                                                $ 364     $331         $33        Surplus

Clothing                                               164       161              3        Surplus

Transportation                                   408       416            -8        Deficit

Personal expenses and recreation  307      259           48        Surplus

Housing                                             994    1,046          -52       Deficit

Total                                             $2,237  $2,213         $24       Surplus

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

                                                      Budget     Actual   Variance  Status

Food                                                $ 364     $331         $33        Surplus

Clothing                                               164       161              3        Surplus

Transportation                                   408       416            -8        Deficit

Personal expenses and recreation  307      259           48        Surplus

Housing                                             994    1,046          -52       Deficit

Total                                             $2,237  $2,213         $24       Surplus

b) The difference between the estimated budget cost and the actual cost spent on each item gives rise to either surplus or deficit.  This surplus or deficit is described as the variance.  It is surplus when the budgeted cost is greater than the actual cost spent.  It is deficit when the budgeted cost is less than the actual cost spent.

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