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sales price variance

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  • September 23, 2020 at 5:03 pm #586473
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    Sir, I have query related to open tuition MA revision mock section B question2(b). in this question it is asked which are the variance which will be different if company changes from absorption to marginal costing:

    my question is why would the sales price variance be different in marginal costing in comparison to absorption costing?

    September 24, 2020 at 8:57 am #586518
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    The sales price variance will not be different.

    The only variance of those listed that will change is the sales volume variance (which is what the answer also says).

    September 24, 2020 at 11:02 am #586537
    AvatarAdit227
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    Yeah sir, but it shows in answer.

    September 24, 2020 at 12:34 pm #586544
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    No it does not – the correct answer is shown as being the sales volume variance !!

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