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Answer questions 12 to 14 using the information below:
Current information relates to the third quarter. As part of its budget process, Indian Restaurant Bishan (BIR) has developed the following static budget for the third quarter with a plan to serve 10,000 meals. BIR is in the process of preparing the flexible budget and understanding the results.
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Current results
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Budget Flexible
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Static budget
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Sales (in units)
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11,000
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10,000
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Turnover
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$238,000
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…………..$
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$230,000
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Variable costs
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$150,000
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…………..$
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$180,000
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Variable cost margin
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$88,000
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…………..$
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$50,000
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Fixed costs
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$36,000
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…………..$
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$35,000
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Operating income
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$ 52,000
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…………..$
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$ 15,000
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The amount of variable costs in the flexible budget will be :