• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Free ACCA & CIMA online courses from OpenTuition

Free ACCA & CIMA online courses from OpenTuition

Free Notes, Lectures, Tests and Forums for ACCA and CIMA exams

  • ACCA
  • CIMA
  • FIA
  • OBU
  • Books
  • Forums
  • Ask AI
  • Search
  • Register
  • Login
  • ACCA Forums
  • Ask ACCA Tutor
  • CIMA Forums
  • Ask CIMA Tutor
  • FIA
  • OBU
  • Buy/Sell Books
  • All Forums
  • Latest Topics

20% off ACCA & CIMA Books

OpenTuition recommends the new interactive BPP books for March and June 2025 exams.
Get your discount code >>

Material mix q174 bpp

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA PM Exams › Material mix q174 bpp

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 3 years ago by John Moffat.
Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • July 30, 2021 at 9:03 pm #629885
    ythomas
    Participant
    • Topics: 16
    • Replies: 18
    • ☆

    Hi sir,

    Q174 bpp book, I worked this out by times the ratio by the total actual mix kg.
    My working was
    7500 x 10% = 750
    7500 x 20% = 1500
    7500 x 30% = 2250
    7500 x 40% = 3000
    Total 7500

    But I know this is the incorrect way to work out the material mix.What is the correct working for this question?

    July 31, 2021 at 9:58 am #629913
    John Moffat
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 57
    • Replies: 54664
    • ☆☆☆☆☆

    I don’t know why you write that it is incorrect. It is correct as far as it goes, but you haven’t finished.

    To get the mix variance you need to compare the actual mix with the standard mix, both costed at the standard cost per Kg.

    Have you watched my free lectures on mix and yield variances? The lectures are a complete free course for Paper PM and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

    July 31, 2021 at 7:46 pm #629960
    ythomas
    Participant
    • Topics: 16
    • Replies: 18
    • ☆

    Hi sir,

    I did finish the question but I was trying to work out the std mix… I have also watched the lectures videos however in this example ratios were given… it is incorrect because I didn’t use the materials mix equation…

    What would the equation be in this case for the standard mix?

    August 1, 2021 at 8:45 am #629992
    John Moffat
    Keymaster
    • Topics: 57
    • Replies: 54664
    • ☆☆☆☆☆

    The standard mix is 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40% of the actual total of 7,500 kgs, as you wrote in your first post.

    There is no other equation relevant.

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Log In

Primary Sidebar

Donate
If you have benefited from our materials, please donate

ACCA News:

ACCA My Exam Performance for non-variant

Applied Skills exams is available NOW

ACCA Options:  “Read the Mind of the Marker” articles

Subscribe to ACCA’s Student Accountant Direct

ACCA CBE 2025 Exams

How was your exam, and what was the exam result?

BT CBE exam was.. | MA CBE exam was..
FA CBE exam was.. | LW CBE exam was..

Donate

If you have benefited from OpenTuition please donate.

PQ Magazine

Latest Comments

  • nabeelafatima on Using Information Systems – ACCA Performance Management (PM)
  • John Moffat on Irrecoverable Debts and Allowances Example 3 – ACCA Financial Accounting (FA) lectures
  • Fangzi on The cost of capital (part 1) – ACCA (AFM) lectures
  • Coffeeice6 on What is Assurance? – ACCA Audit and Assurance (AA)
  • khalid.zaheer on Irrecoverable Debts and Allowances Example 3 – ACCA Financial Accounting (FA) lectures

Copyright © 2025 · Support · Contact · Advertising · OpenLicense · About · Sitemap · Comments · Log in