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GrowHealthy, a Manufacturer of Vegetarian Food Options, Had the Following

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GrowHealthy, a manufacturer of vegetarian food options, had the following results from its Subunit A:
 Subunit A  Actual  Results  Flexible  Budget  Flexible  Budget  Variance  (F or U)  % of Variance  (F or U)  Net Sales Revenue $587,000$562,000 Variable Expenses 372,000362,000 Contribution Margin 215,000200,000 Traceable Fixed Expenses 50,00037,000 Divisional Segment Margin $165,000$163,000\begin{array} { | l | r | r | r | l | } \hline \text { Subunit A } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Actual } \\\text { Results }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Flexible } \\\text { Budget }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Flexible } \\\text { Budget } \\\text { Variance } \\\text { (F or U) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { \% of Variance } \\\text { (F or U) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Net Sales Revenue } & \$ 587,000 & \$ 562,000 & & \\\hline \text { Variable Expenses } & \underline { 372,000 } & \underline { 362,000 } & & \\\hline \text { Contribution Margin } & 215,000 & 200,000 & & \\\hline \text { Traceable Fixed Expenses } & \underline { 50,000 } & \underline { 37,000 } & & \\\hline \text { Divisional Segment Margin } & \$ 165,000 & \$ 163,000 & & \\\hline\end{array} Requirements:
1. Complete the performance evaluation report for this subunit (round to two decimal places).
2. Based on the data presented and your knowledge of the company, what type of responsibility center is this subunit?
3. Which items should be investigated if management's decision criteria is to investigate all variances equal to or exceeding $9,000 and 10% (both criteria must be met)?
4. Is it possible that the variances are due to a higher-than-expected sales volume?
5. Which balanced scorecard perspective is being addressed by this performance report? Is it a lead or lag indicator?

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