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Pilot Paper – P5 – Planning Variance & Operational Variance – Problem Number 2

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  • May 28, 2015 at 8:11 am #249735
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    My understanding of Planning Variance is difference between Original Budget and Revised Budget and which is beyond control of assess ( Shop Manager in the Example) and Operational Variance is difference between Revised Budget and Actual Performance.

    Accordingly Planning Variance in the problem would be
    Original Budget – Revised Budget – Planning Variance

    Sales 266,000 234,080 (31920)
    Cost of Sales 60% – (106,400) (93,632) 12,768
    Gross Profit 159,600 140,448 (19,152)

    Now Operational Variance would be
    Revised Budget Actual Performance – Operational Variance
    Sales 234,080 237,100 3020 Favorable
    Cost of Sales (93,632) (94,840)
    Gross Profit 140,448 142,260 1,812 Favorable

    Kindly advise whether above understanding is correct.

    Deep

    May 28, 2015 at 8:13 am #249736
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    In continuation of above Shop Manager should not be held responsible for Planning Variance but he is very much responsible for Operational Variance.

    Kindly guide whether this understanding is correct or wrong !

    May 28, 2015 at 10:17 am #249791
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    Seems fine.

    May 28, 2015 at 10:24 am #249797
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    Thanks Sir. God Bless

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