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John Moffat.
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- September 2, 2020 at 7:40 am #583076
Which two of the following statements are true?
1. The sales mix variance would not give useful information to the management of Fort Co if the Cracker was a van.
2. The sales mix variance will not be affected if the labour efficiency on the Drastic production line increases, all other factors remaining the same.
3. The market share variance is a planning variance, not an operational variance.
4. If the mix variance was calculated as a physical quantity, the answer would always be zero.The answer for the above question is 1 and 4. Could you kindly explain why 1 and 4 are correct? Thank you!
September 2, 2020 at 9:23 am #583097I do not have the Kaplan Exam Kit (only the BPP Revision Kit), so I am unable to help you with 1.
As regards 4, this is always the case as I explain in my free lectures on mix and yield variances.
If they use more units of 1 material then automatically they will use less units of the other materials. When calculating the mix variance, we use the same total quantity and compare actual mix with standard mix.September 2, 2020 at 1:37 pm #583133I see, thank you so much for explaining!
September 2, 2020 at 3:48 pm #583143You are welcome 🙂
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