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Basic Concepts
Variance difference between an actual and an expected (budgeted) amount Management by Exception the practice of focusing attention on areas not operating as expected (budgeted) Static budget a budget prepared for only one level of activity
It is based on the level of output planned at the start of the budget period. The master budget is an example of a static budget.
Flexible budget revenues or costs considered justified by the actual output level of the budget period
A key difference between a flexible budget and a static budget is the use of the actual output level in the flexible budget. In general, flexible budgets can also be conditioned on actual levels of other external influences serve to implement responsibility accounting
Basic Concepts
Static-Budget Variance (Level 0) the difference between the actual result and the corresponding static budget amount Favorable Variance (F) has the effect of increasing operating income relative to the budget amount Unfavorable Variance (U) has the effect of decreasing operating income relative to the budget amount
Variances
the difference between actual and static-budget operating income Answers: How much were we off?
Levels 1, 2, and 3 examine the Level 0 variance into progressively more-detailed levels of analysis
A Simple Example
Operating Indicators:
35 $ 7 $ 10 $ 5 $ 600 $
Direct Material Cost per Unit $ Direct Labor Cost per Unit $ Variable Manufacturing Overhead per Unit $ Fixed Costs $
A Simple Example
Level 1 Analysis
Level 0 Analysis
Flexible Budget
Flexible Budget shifts budgeted revenues and costs up and down based on actual operating results (activities) Represents a blending of actual activities and budgeted dollar amounts Will allow for preparation of Levels 2 and 3 variances
A Flexible-Budget Example
Level 2 analysis
provides information on the two components of the static-budget variance. 1 Flexible-budget variance:
(Actual budgeted contribution margin/unit) actual sales mix actual units sold
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Level 3 Variances
All Product Costs can have Level 3 Variances. Direct Materials and Direct Labor will be handled next. Overhead Variances are discussed in detail in a later chapter Both Direct Materials and Direct Labor have both Price and Efficiency Variances, and their formulae are the same
Price Variance
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Efficiency Variance
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Remark
The above split-up has been derived by introducing the flexible budget between static budget and actual values: 160 Flex. Budg. Variance F 155 static budget variance (level 1) = budgeted # of units * budgeted $ per unit actual # of units * budgeted $ per unit + actual # of units * budgeted $ per unit actual # of units * actual $ per unit 10
Flexible budget variance Sales volume variance
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Formally, a similar split-up could have been derived by developing a flexible budget 2 as follows 160 Flex. Budg. Variance F static budget variance (level 1) 155 = budgeted # of units * budgeted $ per unit budgeted # of units * actual $ per unit + budgeted # of units * actual $ per unit actual # of units * actual $ per unit
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Sources of Information
Main sources of information about budgeted input prices and budgeted input quantities: 1. Actual input data from past periods
averages adapted according to expected inflation and/or cost reductions due to improvement actions A standard input is a carefully predetermined quantity of inputs (such as pounds of materials or manufacturing laborhours) required for one unit of output. y A standard cost is a carefully predetermined cost that is based on a norm of efficiency. y Standard costs can relate to units of inputs or units of outputs Standard input allowed for one output unit Standard cost per input unit
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Standards developed
Determine static budget (master budget) KP at normal capacity determine budgeted fixed cost fixed flexible budget as a linear approximation of the cost function which is non-linear nonin general KP
K(x), x near xP
KF
xP
x
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Cost absorption
charge rate = tg E = KP /xP, contains costs of used part of capacity KP
K(x), x near xP
KF
E xP x
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Standard Costing
Budgeted amounts and rates are actually booked into the accounting system These budgeted amounts contrast with actual activity and give rise to Variance accounts Reasons for implementation:
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Effectiveness is the degree to which a predetermined objective or target is met. Efficiency is the relative amount of inputs used to achieve a given level of output. Performance evaluation should not be based on Variances alone
If any single performance measure, such as a labor efficiency variance, receives excessive emphasis, managers tend to make decisions that maximize their own reported performance in terms of that single performance measure what you measure is what you get.
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KP
determine actual cost at budgeted prices and charge rates
underabsorbed
KF
excess of actual cost over budget: Efficiency variance
E xA xP x
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KS(x)
= = KP
KF +
(K (KP
xP
KF)
KP KF
(x P x )
x xP
xA KP P x KF(1
xA P x
KA KS(xA)
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= $12,750 F
Efficiency variance U
+ Materials-efficiency variance
(42,500 40,000) $16.25
Price variance F
= $40,625 U
$27,875 U
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42.5
$13 12.90
Efficiency variance U
= $19,500 U
$17,350 U
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Budget
Quantity variance
A standard cost center in a production factory usually has no discretion on purchasing. Then its budget should be independent of price fluctuation
pA pP
Price variance
xP
xA
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Often the causes of variances are interrelated. A favorable price variance might be due to lower quality materials. It is best to always consider possible interdependencies among variances and to not interpret variances in isolation of each other... Almost all organizations use a combination of financial and nonfinancial performance measures rather than relying exclusively on either type. Control may be exercised by observation of workers.
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Quiz
1. Flexible budgets a. accommodate changes in the inflation rate. b. accommodate changes in activity levels. c. are used to evaluate capacity utilization. d. are static budgets that have been revised for changes in prices. 2. The following information is available for the Gabriel Products Company for the month of July: Static Budget 5,000 $60,000 $15,000 $18,000 $10,000 $12,000 Actual 5,100 $58,650 $16,320 $17,000 $10,500 $11,000
Units Sales revenue Variable manufacturing costs Fixed manufacturing costs Variable marketing and administrative expense Fixed marketing and administrative expense
The total sales-volume variance of operating income for the month of July would be a. $2,550 unfavorable. b. $1,350 unfavorable. c. $700 favorable. d. $100 favorable.
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Which of the following is not an advantage for using standard costs for variance analysis? a. Standards simplify product costing. b. Standards are developed using past costs and are available at a relatively low cost. c. Standards are usually expressed on a per unit basis. d. Standards can take into account expected changes planned to occur in the budgeted period.
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5. Information on Pruitt Companys direct-material costs for the month of July 2005 was as follows: Actual quantity purchased Actual unit purchase price Materials purchase-price variance unfavorable (based on purchases) Standard quantity allowed for actual production Actual quantity used 30,000 units $2.75 $1,500 24,000 units 22,000 units
For July 2005 there was a favorable direct-materials efficiency variance of a. $7,950. b. $5,500. c. $5,400. d. $5,600.
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6. Information for Garner Companys direct-labor costs for the month of September 2005 is as follows: Actual direct-labor hours Standard direct-labor hours Total direct-labor payroll Direct-labor efficiency variancefavorable 34,500 hours 35,000 hours $241,500 $ 3,200
What is Garners direct-labor price (or rate) variance? a. $21,000 F b. $21,000 U c. $17,250 U d. $20,700 U
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Problems
7-17 (=11)(5%), 7-23 (=11.7-21)(8%), 7-21 (7%), 7-37 (=11)(8%), 7-39 (6%) 7-41 (6%) to be presented using Excel 7-43 (=11.7-41)(8%)
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7-17
Actual costs Static budget Variance Budgeted resource prices per case $40 8 12
$364 000 $400 000 $36 000 F Direct materials 2,000 F 80 000 78 000 Direct manufact. labor 120 000 10 000 F 110 000 Direct distribution labor
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7-23
Budgeted sales: 7.8 million minutes Actual sales: 7.5 million 10% more minutes have to be purchased than are sold Budgeted price: 4.5 cents per minute purchased Actual average: 5.0 cents Direct labor: 1 hr. per 5000 minutes sold
Budgeted wage rate: $60 per hr. Actual average price: $62 per hr.
Flexible budget variance for direct materials and direct labor? 2. Price and efficiency variances
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7-21
Budgeted production: 60 000 scones Budgeted purchases of pumpkin: 15 000 lb. @$0.89 Actual usage: 16 000 lbs @$0.82 Actual output: 60 800 scones.
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7-37
20 lbs of directs materials @ $2 5 hrs. of direct manuf. Labor @ $12 Units completed Direct material purchases Cost of DM purchases Actual direct manuf. Labor Actual direct labor cost Direct materials efficiency variance: No beginning inventories 6 000 150 000 lbs $292 500 32 000 hrs $368 000 $ 12 500 U
Direct manufacturing labor variances July? 2. Direct material quantity usedin July? 3. Actual price per lb. purchased? 4. Direct materials price variance
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Direct material
standard price $2/lb. Standard quantity: 6 lb/case of product Standard price: $14 /hr. Standard quantity hr./case Production volume: 10000 cases Labor cost: $78 000 for 6 500 hrs. Materail consumed: 71 000 lbs @ $1.80/lb. price variance, efficiency variance
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Variab
First-Quarte Per Unit Variable Costs Direct materials Direct manufacturing labor Other variable costs S tandard 2,2 lbs at $5,70 per lb 0,5 hrs at $12 per hr $12,54 2,3 lbs at $6,00 0,52 hrs at $10,00 $28,54
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7-43
Static Budget Actual amounts Units produced and sold Batch size (units/batch) Cleaning hrs / batch Cleaning labor cost / hr 30 000 250 3 $14 22 500 225 3.5 $12.50
Flexible Budget variance 2. Price and efficiency variances for total cleanung labor cost. Comment!
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