This report compares your actual profit and loss for a specific accounting period with a depiction of what your profit and loss would have looked like if you had met your budgeted activity during the same period.
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| Selected Period | Budgeted | $ Difference | % Difference | |||
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| Income | 6 | |||||
| Sales | ||||||
| Retail Sales | $5,318.00 | $5,000.00 | $318.00 | 6.3% | ||
| Wholesale Sales | $1,567.50 | $1,500.00 | $67.50 | 6.3% | ||
| Consignment Sales | $2,000.00 | $2,500.00 | ($500.00) | (2.0%) | ||
| Total Income | $8,885.50 | $9,000.00 | ($114.50) | (1.2%) | ||
| Cost of Sales | ||||||
| Retail Cost of Sales | $3,419.31 | $3,000.00 | $419.31 | 1.4% | ||
| Wholesale Cost of Sales | $1,001.33 | $1,000.00 | $1.33 | 0.01% | ||
| Total Cost of Sales | $4,420.64 | $4,000.00 | $420.64 | 10.5% | ||
| Gross Profit | $4,464.86 | $5,000.00 | ($535.14) | (10.7%) | ||
| Expenses | ||||||
| Car & Truck Expenses | $100.00 | $125.00 | ($25.00) | (20.5% | ||
| Freight Paid | $48.95 | $75.00 | ($26.05) | (34.7%) | ||
| Insurance (other than health) | $45.00 | $50.00 | ($5.00) | (10.0%) | ||
| Interest | ||||||
| Other Interest | $750.00 | $750.00 | $0.00 | NA | ||
| Legal & Professional Services | $178.90 | $250.00 | ($71.10) | (28.4%) | ||
| Lease Expenses | ||||||
| Machinery & Equipment | $100.00 | $120.00 | ($20.00) | (16.7%) | ||
| Other Business Property | $12.00 | $20.00 | ($8.00) | (40.0%) | ||
| Supplies | $150.00 | $150.00 | $0.00 | NA | ||
| Taxes | $50.00 | $75.00 | ($25.00) | (33.3%) | ||
| Travel, Meals & Entertainment | ||||||
| Meals & Entertainment | $1,000.00 | $1,500.00 | ($500.00) | (33.3%) | ||
| Utilities | $450.00 | $400.00 | $50.00 | 12.5% | ||
| Wages Paid | $750.00 | $700.00 | $50.00 | 7.1% | ||
| Total Expenses | $3,634.85 | $4,215.00 | ($580.15) | (13.8%) | ||
| Operating Profit | $830.01 | $785.00 | $45.01 | 5.7% | ||
| Other Income | ||||||
| Other Expenses | ||||||
| Net Profit/(Loss) | $830.01 | $785.00 | $45.01 | 5.7% | ||