Beech Company produced and sold 105,000 units of its product in May. For the level of production achieved in May, the budgeted amounts were: sales. $1,300,000; variable costs. $750,000: and fixed costs. $300,000. The following actual financial results are available for May.

Actual
Sales (105,000 units) $1,275,000
Variable costs 712,500
Fixed costs 300,000
*Prepare a flexible budget performance report for May.

BEECH COMPANY
Flexible Budget Performance Report
For the Month Ended May 31
Flexible Budget Actual Results Variance Favorable/Unfavorable
Contribution margin

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