Variances – Operating statementForums › ACCA Forums › ACCA MA Management Accounting Forums › Variances – Operating statementThis topic has 2 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by mansoor.Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)AuthorPosts September 8, 2014 at 11:22 am #194297 mansoorParticipantTopics: 424Replies: 542☆☆☆☆a company uses marginal costing. the standard contribution on actual sales was 44,000. the following variances arose:total variable costs var: 6,500 A sales price var: 2,000 F sales volume var: 4,500 Awhat is the actual contribution?the answer is 39,500.i did the following:standard profit = 44,000 sales price var = 2000 sales vol var = (4500) ———————————- 41,500 less cost var 6,500 ——————————– 35,000in the explained answer, the sales volume variance is not taken in the calculation.why? September 8, 2014 at 1:36 pm #194306 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54696☆☆☆☆☆It is because they starting figure is ‘standard contribution on actual sales’.(If the starting figure had been ‘contribution on budgeted sales’ then the sales volume variance would have been relevant) September 8, 2014 at 2:25 pm #194312 mansoorParticipantTopics: 424Replies: 542☆☆☆☆hmmm…food for thought.. thank u ..:)AuthorPostsViewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)You must be logged in to reply to this topic.Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In