Alyeski Tours operates day tours of coastal glaciers in Alaska on its tour boat the Blue Glacier. Management has identified two cost drivers—the number of cruises and the number of passengers—that it uses in its budgeting and performance reports. The company publishes a schedule of day cruises that it may supplement with special sailings if there is sufficient demand. Up to 80 passengers can be accommodated on the tour boat. Data concerning the company’s cost formulas appear below: Fixed Cost per Month Cost per Cruise Cost per Passenger Vessel operating costs $ 5,200 $ 480.00 $ 2.00 Advertising $ 1,700 Administrative costs $ 4,300 $ 24.00 $ 1.00 Insurance $ 2,900 For example, vessel operating costs should be $5,200 per month plus $480 per cruise plus $2 per passenger. The company’s sales should average $25 per passenger. In July, the company provided 24 cruises for a total of 1,400 passengers. Prepare the company’s flexible budget for July.

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The preparation of Alyeski Tours' Flexible Budget for July is as follows:

                                         Fixed Cost    Cost per     Cost per       Flexible

                                          per Month     Cruise      Passenger     Budget

Vessel operating costs      $ 5,200     $11,520       $2,800        $19,520

Advertising                          $ 1,700                                                  1,700

Administrative costs          $ 4,300         $576        $1,400            6,276

Insurance                           $ 2,900                                                 2,900

Total cost based on a flexible budget                                      $30,396

Sales revenue ($25 x 1,400) = $35,000

Net income = $4,604

What is a flexible budget?

A flexible budget is a budget that is based on actual sales or production units instead of on the planned sales or production.

Thus, in flexing a budget, the actual units achieved must be taken into account.

Data and Calculations:

Sales price per passenger = $25

Number of cruises = 24

Number of passengers = 1,400

                                         Fixed Cost    Cost per     Cost per       Flexible

                                          per Month     Cruise      Passenger     Budget

Vessel operating costs      $ 5,200     $ 480.00       $ 2.00       $19,520

Advertising                          $ 1,700                                                   1,700

Administrative costs          $ 4,300       $ 24.00         $ 1.00          6,276

Insurance                           $ 2,900                                                 2,900

Total cost based on a flexible budget                                      $30,396

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