Required: 1. Compute these variances for the individual flavors and total quantity sold. (Use the Contribution Margin in your calculations and not round intermediate calculations.) Flavor Vanilla Chocolate Strawberry Anchovy Total a. Sales Volume Variance b. Sales Mix Variance C. Sales Quantity Variance

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Margot's Ice Cream operates several stores in a major metropolitan city and its suburbs. Its budget and operating data for the current
year follow:
Flavor
Vanilla
Chocolate
Strawberry
Anchovy
Flavor
Vanilla
Gallons
348,000
435,000
290,000
87,000
Chocolate
Strawberry
Anchovy
Total
Budgeted Data
Selling
Price per
Gallon
$ 2.15
3.30
2.70
4.30
a.
Variable
Costs per
Gallon
$ 1.45
2.40
1.60
2.80
Sales Volume Variance
Actual Operating Results
Selling
Price per
Gallon
$ 2.00
3.15
2.90
4.80
Required:
1. Compute these variances for the individual flavors and total quantity sold. (Use the Contribution Margin in your calculations and do
not round intermediate calculations.)
Gallons
288,000
405,000
420,000
207,000
Variable
b.
Sales Mix Variance
Costs per
Gallon
$ 1.35
2.30
1.65
3.00
C.
Sales Quantity Variance
Transcribed Image Text:Margot's Ice Cream operates several stores in a major metropolitan city and its suburbs. Its budget and operating data for the current year follow: Flavor Vanilla Chocolate Strawberry Anchovy Flavor Vanilla Gallons 348,000 435,000 290,000 87,000 Chocolate Strawberry Anchovy Total Budgeted Data Selling Price per Gallon $ 2.15 3.30 2.70 4.30 a. Variable Costs per Gallon $ 1.45 2.40 1.60 2.80 Sales Volume Variance Actual Operating Results Selling Price per Gallon $ 2.00 3.15 2.90 4.80 Required: 1. Compute these variances for the individual flavors and total quantity sold. (Use the Contribution Margin in your calculations and do not round intermediate calculations.) Gallons 288,000 405,000 420,000 207,000 Variable b. Sales Mix Variance Costs per Gallon $ 1.35 2.30 1.65 3.00 C. Sales Quantity Variance
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