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Consider the following statements: When budgets are flexed, fixed costs are unaffected. An adverse variance results in a profit shortfall. Which of the statements is/are correct? Neither 1 nor 2 1 only 2 only 1 and 2

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Consider the following statements:

When budgets are flexed, fixed costs are unaffected. An adverse variance results in a profit shortfall. Which of the statements is/are correct?

Neither 1 nor 2 1 only 2 only 1 and 2

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Solution

The correct answer is "1 and 2".

Explanation:

Statement 1: "When budgets are flexed, fixed costs are unaffected." This is correct. Flexing a budget means adjusting it to reflect actual levels of activity, rather than the predicted levels. Fixed costs, by definition, do not change with the level of activity, so they remain the same even when the budget is flexed.

Statement 2: "An adverse variance results in a profit shortfall." This is also correct. Variance is the difference between the budgeted or baseline amount of cost or revenue, and the actual amount. An adverse variance means that costs were higher than budgeted, or revenues were lower, either of which would result in a profit shortfall.

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