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Powers created the following budget and reported the actual spending
listed. Calculate the variance for each of these categories, and
indicate whether it was a deficit or a surplus. (Input all amounts as positive values.)
Item | Budgeted | Actual | Variance | Deficit/Surplus | ||
Food | $ | 360 | $ | 298 | $ 62 | surplus |
Transportation | $ | 320 | $ | 334 | $ 14 | deficit |
Housing | $ | 950 | $ | 982 | $ 32 | deficit |
Clothing | $ | 110 | $ | 134 | $ 24 | deficit |
Personal | $ | 275 | $ | 231 | $ 44 | surplus |