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favourable fixed overhead capacity variance

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › favourable fixed overhead capacity variance

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
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  • February 5, 2019 at 3:13 pm #504264
    Avatargoldenthandi22
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    Good day Sir

    why is it that buying a new machine to replace an unreliable one leads to a favorable overheard capacity variance, usually a favorable fixed capacity variance occurs when Actual hours @ standard rate are more than Budgeted hours @ standard rate. l was thinking buying a new machine will reduce the number of actual hours worked

    kindly assist

    February 5, 2019 at 5:03 pm #504271
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    A favourable capacity variance occurs when they should be able to produce more units than they were budgeting on producing. Usually it is because they have more labour hours available than they budgeted on having.
    However the same can happen if they get a better machine – it is going to enable them to produce more units than the current one (because the current one is unreliable) and therefore lead to a favourable capacity variance.

    February 6, 2019 at 7:13 am #504303
    Avatargoldenthandi22
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    Well explained sir , thank you very much

    February 6, 2019 at 3:41 pm #504342
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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