Fran 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.

Item budgeted actual variance deficit/surplus
Food $350 $298
Transportation 320 337
Housing 950 982
Clothing 100 134
Personal 275 231

To find the answer, we simply arithmetically operate the values, and if the result is negative, then we have a deficit, and if the result is positive, then we have a surplus:

Food $350 - $298 = $62 surplus

Transportation $320 - $337 = -17 deficit

Housing $950 - $982 = -32 deficit

Clothing $100 - $134 = -34 deficit

Personal $275 - $231 = $44 surplus

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2: c     strong and willful.

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