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Planning & Operational variance

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  • October 17, 2021 at 11:53 am #637869
    Natasha1996
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    Planning variance compares original standard budget to revised standard budget. It is not in control of management and they shouldn’t be held accountable.

    Operational variance compares actual budget to revised standard budget. It is in control of the management and they should be held responsible.

    The manager isn’t responsible for Planning variance but they are responsible for Operational variance.

    The difference between standard & actual may arise due to unrealistic budgets and not solely due to operational factors.

    The purpose of calculating planning & operational variance is because our original budget is changed (ie revised) due to some changes reason but why the original plan is revised please explain?

    October 17, 2021 at 2:42 pm #637883
    John Moffat
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    There are many reasons why the original budget might be revised. The most obvious one (as regards materials) is that there has been a permanent increase in the cost of buying materials.

    I do give examples (as well as explanations) in my free lectures on planning and operational variances.

    October 17, 2021 at 3:45 pm #637892
    Natasha1996
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    You did not say what I wrote above was all correct or not?

    Is it correct too:
    In Planning variance, we change Actual to Revised Standard
    In Operational variance, we change Standard to Revised Standard

    October 18, 2021 at 7:13 am #638124
    John Moffat
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    That is correct.

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