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Variance Analysis

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › Variance Analysis

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • November 20, 2017 at 5:29 am #416799
    akzharkyn
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    The company uses a system of costing for marginal costs. The following data are available for the deviations for the period:
    For material costs of $ 300 Adverse
    For labor costs $ 800 Favorable
    On an overhead charge of $ 550 Adverse
    At a sales price of $ 400 Favorable
    By volume of sales $ 800 Favorable
    If the actual profit was $ 30,000 in profits budgeted?

    November 20, 2017 at 8:37 am #416822
    John Moffat
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    Please don’t simply ask test questions and expect an answer. You must have an answer in the same book in which you found the question – you should ask about whatever it is in the answer that you are not clear about and then I will help you.

    You know what the actual profit is. You know that for material there is an adverse variance of 300, and so the budgeted profit must have been 300 more than the actual profit. You apply the same logic to all of the variances.

    Have you watched my free lectures on this? The lectures are a complete free course for Paper F2 and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

    November 22, 2017 at 6:20 am #417282
    akzharkyn
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    Excuse me, please, that this is not the correct way to put it. Then I got 30 000- (800 + 400 + 800-300-550) = 28850. Is it correct? If it is correct why is this taken into account sales price variance?

    November 22, 2017 at 9:54 am #417348
    John Moffat
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    Yes, that is correct.

    But why are you attempting questions for which you do not have answers? You should be using a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers – they have answers together with workings and explanations 🙂

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