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Variance Question

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

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  • November 21, 2014 at 3:03 pm #211962
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    A business uses marginal costing to calculate variances. If they were to use absorption costing the sales volume variance would be:-

    A. Higher or the same
    B. Lower or the same
    C. the same.
    D. Different but not able to say higher or lower.

    This question is from the Kaplan revision kit. According to that the answer is A. but when i numerically try it out, the variance is always lower. (Since contribution>profit). So shouldn’t the answer be B? Is there an error in this question? Otherwise, how is it A?

    November 22, 2014 at 10:06 am #212114
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    You are correct – the answer should be B

    November 22, 2014 at 10:33 am #212126
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    i knew it. Thank you sir 🙂

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