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Caltex Products plc manufactures electric mini-lawnmowers. Its sales and costs’ budget for November 20X2 is as follows:
Sales: 3 000 units × £72/unit
Costs:
Direct materials (metal): 3 000 units × (1kg per unit × £14/kg)
Direct materials (plastic): 3 000 units × (0.5kg per unit × £7/kg)
Direct labour: 3 000 units × (0.75 hours per unit × £8/hr)
Production overhead: £86 500
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- The company does not absorb production overheads using an overhead absorption rate.
- It may be assumed that all of its overheads are fixed in nature.
The company’s actual results for the same month (November) are as follows: Sales: 2 950 units × £73/unit
Costs:
Direct materials (metal): 2 950 units × (0.9kg per unit × £13.80/kg)
Direct materials (plastic): 2 950 units × (£0.5kg per unit × £7.20/unit)
Direct labour: 2 950 units × (0.7 hrs per unit × £8.20/hr)
Production overhead: £84 250
Other overheads: £32 250
Net profit: £34 658
Required:
c. Calculate:
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i) Sales price variance
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ii) Sales profit – volume variance
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iii) Materials price variance (both materials)
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iv) Labour rate variance
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v) Labour efficiency variance
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vi) Overhead variances (both)
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