Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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Chapter 14, Problem 14.26E
Variance analysis, working backward. The Hiro Corporation sells two brands of wine glasses: Plain and Chic. Hiro provides the following information for sales in the month of June 2017:
Static-budget total contribution margin | $15,525 |
Budgeted units to be sold of all glasses | 2,300 units |
Budgeted contribution margin per unit of Plain | $5 per unit |
Budgeted contribution margin per unit of Chic | $12 per unit |
Total sales-quantity variance | $2,700 U |
Actual sales-mix percentage of Plain | 60% |
All variances are computed in contribution-margin terms.
- 1. Calculate the sales-quantity variances for each product for June 2017.
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- 2. Calculate the individual-product and total sales-mix variances for June 2017. Calculate the individual-product and total sales-volume variances for June 2017.
- 3. Briefly describe the conclusions you can draw from the variances.
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