The following statements have been made about material price planning variances:
(1) The publication of material price planning variances should always lead to automatic updates of standard costs.
(2) The causes of material price planning variances do not need to be investigated by managers at any level in the organisation.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
Leaf limited has had a mixed year. Its market share has improved two percentage points to 20% but the overall market had contracted by 5% in the same period. The budgeted sales were 504,000 units and standard contribution was $12 per unit.
What is the level of actual sales?
Leaf Limited has had a mixed year. Its market share has improved two percentage points to 20% but the overall market had contracted by 5% in the same period. The budgeted sales were 504,000 units and standard contribution was $12 per unit.
The sales market size variance is:
A company manufactures a specific clinical machine used in hospitals. The company holds a 2% share of the market and the total market demand has been constant at 250,000 machines for the last few years. The budgeted selling price for each machine is $10,000 and standard contribution is equivalent to 10% of the budgeted selling price.
An initial performance review of the company’s actual results showed a sales volume of 5,600 machines had been achieved. The total market demand for the machines, though, had risen to 300,000 units.
What is the market share variance for the clinical machines?
The standard labour rate per hour in an original standard cost is $10. The standard cost is revised, and the revised labour rate per hour is $12. The labour efficiency variance in hours is 2,000 hours adverse. What is the labour efficiency operational variance in $? _______
SG Co budgeted to make and sell 900 units of product M during September. The standard selling price per unit of M is $27. At the beginning of September, a new competitor entered the market and SG Co was forced to reduce the selling price in order to maintain sales volumes. By the end of September, 900 units had been sold for a total of $18,000. In retrospect it is decided that a realistic standard selling price for September, given the unexpected extra competition, was $18 per unit.
Calculate the sales price planning variance.
$ ______Adverse / Favourable (select the correct option)
【论述题】
Calculate the total labour rate and total labour efficiency variances for November, based on the standard cost provided above.
Analyse the total labour rate and total labour efficiency variances into component parts for planning and operational variances in as much detail as the information allows.
Assess the performance of the production manager for the month of November.
【论述题】
Calculate the revised standard costs.