Printing a Budget-to-Actual Comparison 

Once you have entered all of the required information needed to generate an budget-to-actual comparison, command options will appear allowing you to print or choose from a set of other print options.

Note: The report will only print Actual and Variance information up to the period specified.

When you print the Budget-to-Actual Comparison, the following will appear on the report: 

• Sales -This column totals the accounts designated as sales accounts in the income statement section of Accounts.
• GP % - This column calculates gross profit percent with respect to the totals of accounts listed as sales and COGS accounts in the income statement section of Accounts.
• GP $ - This column calculates gross profit dollars. The totals of sales minus COGS accounts as designated in the income statement section of Accounts.
• Plant - This column totals the accounts designated as plant accounts in the Income Statement section of Accounts.
• Selling - This column totals the accounts designated as selling and selling other accounts in the Income Statement section of Accounts.
• G & A - This column totals the accounts designated as General & Administrative and other accounts in the Income Statement section of Accounts.
• Operating Income Dollars & % - These columns total operating income.
• Net Income Dollars & % - These columns total net income.

The Report Body

• Jan through Dec - The period and year being reported.
• Budget - The budgeted amount for the period and account type.
• Actual - The actual posted totals for the period and account type.
• Var (Variance) - The variance between budget and actual. Unfavorable variances to budget are expressed as negative numbers.
• YTD - This row shows year-to-date totals. Remaining months are not included in YTD amounts.
• Annual Budget - This row shows the total annual budgeted amounts.
• (##) Weeks - The number of weeks the reported period is into the year.
• % of Year - The percent of the year the number of weeks represents.
• % of Budget - The percent of allocated budget that has been taken year-to-date.
• Budget Var (Variance) - The variance between the budget and the actual figures for the year.

For more information on the Budget-to-Actual Comparison option see Budget-to-Actual Comparison.

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