SG Co budgeted to make and sell 900 units of product M during September. The standard selling price per unit of M is $27. At the beginning of September, a new competitor entered the market and SG Co was forced to reduce the selling price in order to maintain sales volumes. By the end of September, 900 units had been sold for a total of $18,000. In retrospect it is decided that a realistic standard selling price for September, given the unexpected extra competition, was $18 per unit.
Calculate the sales price planning variance.
$ ______Adverse / Favourable (select the correct option)
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Calculate the total labour rate and total labour efficiency variances for November, based on the standard cost provided above.
Analyse the total labour rate and total labour efficiency variances into component parts for planning and operational variances in as much detail as the information allows.
Assess the performance of the production manager for the month of November.
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Calculate the revised standard costs.
Using the information provided demonstrate how the planning and operational variances in the operating statement have been calculated.
Explain the significance of separating variances into planning and operational elements and the problems which could arise.
Leaf Limited has had a mixed year. Its market share has improved two percentage points to 20% but the overall market had contracted by 5% in the same period. The budgeted sales were 504,000 units and standard contribution was $12 per unit.
The sales market size variance is:
A company manufactures a specific clinical machine used in hospitals. The company holds a 2% share of the market and the total market demand has been constant at 250,000 machines for the last few years. The budgeted selling price for each machine is $10,000 and standard contribution is equivalent to 10% of the budgeted selling price.
An initial performance review of the company’s actual results showed a sales volume of 5,600 machines had been achieved. The total market demand for the machines, though, had risen to 300,000 units.
What is the market share variance for the clinical machines?
PlasBas Co uses recycled plastic to manufacture shopping baskets for local retailers. The standard price of the recycled plastic is $0.50 per kg and standard usage of recycled plastic is 0.2 kg for each basket. The budgeted production was 80,000 baskets.
Due to recent government incentives to encourage recycling, the standard price of recycled plastic was expected to reduce to $0.40 per kg. The actual price paid by the company was $0.42 per kg and 100,000 baskets were manufactured using 20,000 kg of recycled plastic.
What is the materials operational price variance?