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Variance Analysis.

AAbdiaziz5y ago
Thank you very much for your assistance. the following question has been asked in the ask the tutor Forum I thought it would be a good idea if I had a go at it and see weather the my arithmetic is correct.. Dear tutor I have a problem with this question below: Direct material:2 meters of wool @ $ 625 per meter 1,250 Direct labor 4 hours @ $ 820 per hour 3,280 Cost per unit 4,530 Budgeted selling price of each Ted bear is $ 6,250 200 Ted bears are expected to be produced and sold every month at $ 6,550 per Ted bear. Actual results for the month of April 2016 were as follows: Ted bears produced& sold (units) 180 Material purchases (meters) 400 Total cost of purchases($) 280,000 Direct labor ($) 540,000 Fixed costs($) 320,000 Required: 1) Actual profit for the month of April 2016 2) Material price variance 3) Material usage variance 4) Sales price variance 5) Sales volume 6) Labor rate variance I know all the formulae but my problem is getting the actuals in the second table. Solution. Material expenditure Variance. Actual purchases at actual cost 400m equals 280000 Actual purchases at STD cost 400*625 250000 Equals 30000 A Material usage varience. Actual usage in M 400M STD usage for the actual M 2M*180 360 EQUALS 40M*625 Equals 25000 A Sales price Variance. Actual sales at actual selling price. 180*6550 equals 1179000 Actual sales at STD selling price 180*6250 equals 1125000 equals 54000 F Sales Volume Variance. Budget sales minus actual sales * the actual selling price. 200-180 * 6550 equals 131000A Rate of Pay variance. Actual labour cost 540000 the std hours for the actual production 4*180*820 equals 590400 Equals 50400 F Actual profit Made. Actual sales at actual selling price 180*6550 equals 1179000. Budget sales at STD selling price 200*6250 1250000 Equals 71000 A. Can you please give me a feedback for this calculations for the above question. Many thanks I appreciate for your help.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor5y ago#1
Mats exp variance is correct Mats usage variance is correct Sales price variance is correct Labour rate variance is correct (assuming that they worked the standard hours per unit, which the question does not state - it would do in the exam). Sales volume variance is wrong. The standard contribution is $1,720 per unit. Therefore the sale volume variance is (180 - 200) x 1,720 = $34,400 adverse
AAbdiaziz5y ago#2
thank you very much for your assistance. sales volume variance is less obvious for me how you get 1720 can you please explain how you have arrived the figure. i tried to put the figures into operating statement but I couldnt able to get the 1720.. Again thank you very much.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor5y ago#3
The standard selling price is 6,250 and the standard cost is 4,530. Therefore the standard contribution is 1,720 per unit.
AAbdiaziz5y ago#4
thank you very much i have understood now. Many thanks.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor5y ago#5
You are welcome :-)
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