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- March 29, 2015 at 6:03 pm #239437
I did study and did the sums of opentuition , BPP and Kaplan faced no problem what so ever but while doing UNDERSTANDING 11(kaplan) I am facing problem. Im not understanding their solution , they have used a different formula for Material Price planning variance , Material Usage operational variance and Labour Rate variance whole
Question –POV Ltd uses a standard costing system to control and report upon the
production of its single product. An abstract from the original standard
cost card of the product is as follows:
For period 3, 2,500 units were budgeted to be produced and sold but
the actual production and sales were 2,850 units.
The following information was also available:
$ $
Selling price per unit 200
Less: 4 kgs materials @ $20 per kg 80
6 hours labour @ $7 per hour 42
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122
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Contribution per unit 78
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(1) At the commencement of period 3 the normal material became
unobtainable and it was necessary to use an alternative.
Unfortunately, 0.5 kg per unit extra was required and it was thought
that the material would be more difficult to work with. The price of the
alternative was expected to be $16.50 per kg In the event, actual
usage was 12,450 kg at $18 per kgAfter using conventional variances for some time, POV Ltd is
contemplating extending its system to include planning and
operational variances.(2) Weather conditions unexpectedly improved for the period with the
result that a 50c per hour bad weather bonus, which had been
allowed for in the original standard, did not have to be paid.
Because of the difficulties expected with the alternative material,
management agreed to pay the workers $8 per hour for period 3
only. During the period 18,800 hours were paid for.(b) Prepare a similar reconciliation statement using planning and
operational variances.Solution –
Workings
Planning variances
1) Material –
= (Standard material cost) — (Revised standard material cost)
Price = (2,850 × (4 + 0.5) × $20) — (2,850 × (4 + 0.5) × $16.50)
= $256,500 — $211,612.50
= $44,887.50 FLabour rate
(1) Weather bonus
= (2,850 × 6 × $7) — (2,850 × 6 × $6.50)
= $119,700 — $111,150
= $8,550 (F)(2) Alternative material difficulties
= (2,850 × 6 × $6.50) — (2,850 × 6 × $8)
= $111,150 — $136,800
= $25,650 AOperational variances
Material-
Usage = (2,850 × 4.50 × $16.50) — (12,450 × $16.50)
= $211,612.5 — $205,425
= $6,187.5 FLabour
Rate = 0
Efficiency = (2,850 × 6 × $8) — (18,800 × $8)
= $136,800 — $150,400
= $13,600 AMarch 29, 2015 at 8:23 pm #239460Although you have not asked this in the Ask the Tutor Forum, I will answer.
What edition of the book are you using?
There are two different ways of calculating the planning and operational variances, which give different answers. Both are valid and both will get full marks.
The old examiner preferred one method and the new examiner preferred the other method (but, again, she has said that you will be given full marks whichever method you use).
The current OpenTuition lectures and notes use the method that the current examiner prefers. So do the current editions of the BPP and Kaplan books.
If you are using a previous edition of any of the books then they use the other method.April 5, 2015 at 7:33 pm #240225Thank you Sir for your reply. Im currently using the method which used by both Open tuition and BPP, that’s why I was having a different answer. Sadly in my country, only the 2012 Kaplan is available which I’m also following.
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