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URGENT please help ——– question december 2009 1(a) & (B) also

Forums › ACCA Forums › ACCA PM Performance Management Forums › URGENT please help ——– question december 2009 1(a) & (B) also

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  • November 28, 2011 at 10:47 am #50750
    anooradha
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    Hi guys please help

    in part a for material usage variance i am not getting the standard quantity as per the acca answer which is 4,000. am getting something else…the part for price variance is ok…

    unable 2 work part b also

    November 28, 2011 at 4:11 pm #90311
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    For part (a), you need to calculate how much material 100,000 cards should have used, in comparison to how much material 100,000 cards did use, multiplied by the standard rate per kg. Therefore:

    Should 100,000 * 0.04 = 4,000kg
    Actual 100,000 * 0.035 = 3,500kg
    Variance = 500kg (F)
    cost per kg = $4
    Answer 500kg * $4 = $2000 (F)

    November 28, 2011 at 5:55 pm #90312
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    I found part B very tricky, but got it eventually. Here’s my workings.

    Price Planning:

    Original 100,000 * 0.042 * 4 = $16,800
    Revised 100,000 * 0.042 * 4 * 1.2 = $20,160
    Variance = $3,360 (A)

    Price Operational:

    Revised 100,000 * 0.035 * 4 * 1.2 = $16,800
    Actual 100,000 * 0.035 * 5.25 = $18.375
    Variance = $1,575 (A)

    Usage Planning:

    Original 100,000 * 0.04 = 4000kg
    Revised 100,000 * 0.04 * 1.05 = 4200
    Variance = 200kg (A) * $4 = $800 (A)

    Usage Operational:

    Revised = 4200kg
    Actual 100,000 * 0.035 = 3500kg
    Variance = 700 (F) * $4.8 = $3360 (F)

    November 29, 2011 at 9:18 am #90313
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    thank u very much 4 havinng solved my problem…

    November 29, 2011 at 10:04 am #90314
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    Pleasure. Fingers crossed the questions next week are easier than this one!

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