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PROBLEM 9-23 The St. Lucia Blood Bank, a private charity partly supported by government grants, is located on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. The blood bank has just finished its operations for September, which was a very busy month due to a powerful hurricane that hit neighboring islands causing many injuries. The hurricane largely bypassed St. Lucia, but residents of St. Lucia willingly donated their blood to help people on other islands. As a consequence, the blood bank collected and processed over 20% more blood than had been originally planned for the month. A report prepared by a government official comparing actual costs to budgeted costs for the blood bank appears below. Continued support from the government depends on the blood bank's ability to demonstrate control over its costs. St. Lucia Blood Bank Cost Control Report For the Month Ended September 30 Actual Planning Variances Results Budget Liters of blood collected 620 500 Medical supplies $ 9,250 $ 7,500 $1,750 u Lab tests 6,180 6,000 1800 Equipment depreciation 2,800 2,500 300 u Rent 1,000 1,000 Utilities 570 500 70 Administration 11,740 11.250 490 u Total expense $31,540 $28,750 $2,790 u The managing director of the blood bank was very unhappy with this report, claiming that his costs were higher than expected due to the emergency on the neighboring islands. He also pointed out that the additional costs had been fully covered by payments from grateful recipients on the other islands. The government official who prepared the report countered that all of the figures had been submitted by the blood bank to the government; he was just pointing out that actual costs were a lot higher than promised in the budget. oo Do

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St Lucia Bllod Bank Felxible budget Performance Report For the Year Ended September 30 Actula Felxible Fexible Results budget Budget Liters of Blood Collected 620 620 Activity Variance Planning Budget 500 Formula 0 Expenese Medical Supplies Lab Tests Equipmnet Depreciaion Rent Utilitites Administration Total Expenses 9250 6180 2800 1000 570 | 11740 31540 5 0F 9300 1800 U 1260 F 7440 1440U 300 U 2500 0 None 0 None 10001 0 None 70 U 5000 None 190|U | 11550| 300ỆU 750 F 32290 3540 U 7500 60001 2500 1000 500 11250 28750 620 * 620 * 620 * 620 620 * 620 * 15.00 12.00 0.00 0.00 + 0.00 + 2.50 + 2500 1000 500 10000 |

From the Report the following Variance Need to be Investigated

Utilities , Administrative Expenses , both are having the unfavorable Flexible Budget Variance.