Jones’ monthly absorption costing variance analysis report includes a sales mix variance, which indicates the effect on profit of actual sales mix differing from the budgeted sales mix. The following data are available.
What is the favourable sales mix variance for July?
You have been provided with the following information relating to three products:
Product X Product Y Product Z
Demand (units) 1,000 2,000 3,000
Selling price $15 $20 $30
Profit per unit $2 $5 $2
Actual sales for the year showed the following results.
Product X Product Y Product Z
Units sold 1,100 2,050 2,800
Sales value $17,050 $38,950 $86,800
Profit $3,080 $10,455 $6,160
What is the sales quantity variance?
If closing inventories of raw materials are valued at standard cost, the material price variance is calculated on material purchases in the period.
The sales volume variance is valued at the standard selling price per unit.
The total yield variance in quantity is zero.
In the budget period just ended, a very large adverse direct materials usage variance has been reported. Control action should be taken. Which one of the following actions might help to improve materials usage rates?
Which of the following would NOT explain a favourable direct materials usage variance?
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The following are potential causes of a material usage variance; drag the ones that could properly explain an adverse usage variance and at the same time indicate poor performance of the production manager into the box below.
The business has separate managers for production, material purchase and machine maintenance.
Selection of a new supplier offering similar quality for lower prices
Inadequate training of newly recruited staff in the production department
Movements in the exchange rates causing more expensive materials
Machine breakdown due to delays in the annual maintenance schedule
Reduced quality materials bought
Change in the production process causing extra losses of materials
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Bloom Limited was the subject of the following press story:
“Bloom is proud to announce that it has managed to maintain its market share despite an overall increase in the market size by 10%.” However, the sales director when challenged, by this journalist recently admitted having been forced to reduce prices by $1.50 per bunch on average on a budget volume of 12,000 bunches. All is not as rosy as it seems in Bloom’s garden!
If the standard variable cost of a bloom bunch of flowers is $20 and the standard contribution gained is $5 what is the adverse sales price variance?
This objective test question contains a question type which will only appear in a computer-based exam, but this question provides valuable practice for all students whichever version of the exam they are taking.
Bloom Limited was the subject of the following press story:
“Bloom is proud to announce that it has managed to maintain its market share despite an overall increase in the market size by 10%.” However, the sales director when challenged, by this journalist recently admitted having been forced to reduce prices by $1.50 per bunch on average on a budget volume of 12,000 bunches. All is not as rosy as it seems in Bloom’s garden!
If the standard variable cost of a bloom bunch of flowers is $20 and the standard contribution gained is $5 what is the favourable sales volume variance?