Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
16th Edition
ISBN: 9780134475585
Author: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.24E
Flexible budget, working backward. The Clarkson Company produces engine parts for car manufacturers. A new accountant intern at Clarkson has accidentally deleted the company’s variance analysis calculations for the year ended December 31, 2017. The following table is what remains of the data.
- 1. Calculate all the required variances. (If your work is accurate, you will find that the total static-
budget variance is $0.)
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- 2. What are the actual and budgeted selling prices? What are the actual and budgeted variable costs per unit?
- 3. Review the variances you have calculated and discuss possible causes and potential problems. What is the important lesson learned here?
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Requirements
1. Compute the total sales-volume variance, the total sales-mix variance, and
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