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Variance

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  • January 30, 2025 at 5:08 pm #715078
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    Question 3:
    The following report shows the budgeted and actual costs for a production department during March.
    The report includes a master budget and a flexible budget, both in units and dollars, as well as the actual results in dollars.
    Master Budget:
    * Sales (units): 10,000
    * Direct materials cost: $50,000
    * Direct labor cost: $40,000
    * Fixed production overheads: $70,000
    * Total costs: $160,000
    Flexible Budget:
    * Sales (units): 9,000
    * Direct materials cost: $45,000
    * Direct labor cost: $36,000
    * Fixed production overheads: $70,000
    * Total costs: $151,000
    Actual Results:
    * Sales (units): 9,000
    * Direct materials cost: $46,000
    * Direct labor cost: $39,000
    * Fixed production overheads: $69,000
    * Total costs: $154,000
    Question: What is the total variable cost variance for the month?
    The possible answers are:
    A. $4,000 Adverse
    B. $3,000 Adverse
    C. $5,000 Favorable
    D. $6,000 Favorable
    Kindly help i cant understand which one to compare budgeted vs acutal or flex vs actual

    January 31, 2025 at 10:13 am #715099
    John Moffat
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    For cost variance you compare the actual results with the flexed budget.

    Have you not watched our free lectures on this?

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