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variance analysis

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  • November 14, 2015 at 8:02 am #282271
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    why is it wrong to calculate sales volume variance for more than one product separately and adding together to get the volume variance for the period? why do we have to get average contribution from all the products and do it together for sales volume variance? because when when we calculate material variances for more than one,we do it separately and its not wrong, we dont have to get average price for all the materials and do it together.

    November 14, 2015 at 8:43 am #282275
    John Moffat
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    For the volume variance, you can do it for each product separately and add them together!

    It will give the same answer and how you get the answer does not matter in the exam (and I prefer to do them separately and add them up!)

    November 14, 2015 at 9:26 am #282281
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    budgeted budgeted actual
    sales price sales
    x 5,000 20 5,800
    y 3,000 35 2,700
    z 2,000 40 1,800

    i am getting different variances when i do separately i get 1,000 adverse, that is:

    x 6,400 favourbale
    y 4,200 adverse
    z 3,200 adverse

    but the other method gives me 8,750 adverse

    could you explain where i am going wrong

    November 14, 2015 at 9:28 am #282284
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    contribution is 40 percent of the standard sales price

    November 14, 2015 at 10:45 am #282288
    John Moffat
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    I don’t know how you are getting 8570 adverse

    The correct sales volume variance is 1,000 (adverse).

    (And it can be analysed into the sales quantity variance which is 3420 (favourable) and the sales mix variance which is 4420 (adverse)).

    November 14, 2015 at 11:06 am #282292
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    now i understand, i have been thinking sales volume variance and sales quantity variance is the same. i will go through the notes and read about it. thank you very much sir 🙂

    November 14, 2015 at 1:55 pm #282319
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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