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General Question about Variance Analysis

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › General Question about Variance Analysis

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 4 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
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  • January 9, 2022 at 6:34 am #645521
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    Professor, If we are given Standard Profit on Actual sales so we will do these (Price) variances:
    (1) Sales Price variances
    (2) Variable Overhead Expenditure variances
    (3) Fixed Overhead Expenditure Variance
    (4) Labor Rate Variance
    (5) Material Price Variance

    We will leave all Quantity Variances like
    (1) Sales Volume variances
    (2) Variable Overhead Efficiency variances
    (3) Fixed Overhead Volume Variance
    (4) Labor Efficiency Variance
    (5) Material Usage Variance

    Is that right, professor?

    January 9, 2022 at 11:03 am #645531
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    No, that is not right.

    The only difference between the standard profit on the actual sales and the budgeted profit is the sales volume variance.

    If we start with the budgeted profit then we need all of the variances so as to end up with the actual profit.

    If we start with the standard profit on the actual sales then we need all of the variances except for the sales volume variance so as to end up with the actual profit.

    January 9, 2022 at 1:13 pm #645536
    Avatarmaximus07
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    Thank you professor.
    I am so sorry for disturbing you so much.

    January 9, 2022 at 3:23 pm #645543
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    No problem

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