2.0p Which of the following statements about variances is correct? The sales-volume variance is due to using a different selling price from that budgeted. The sales-mix variance is favorable when the actual sales mix percentage is lower than the budgeted sales mix percentage. The sales-quantity variance is unfavorable when budgeted unit sales exceed actual unit sales. The sum of the sales-mix variance and the sales-quantity variance should equal the flexible-budget variance.
2.0p Which of the following statements about variances is correct? The sales-volume variance is due to using a different selling price from that budgeted. The sales-mix variance is favorable when the actual sales mix percentage is lower than the budgeted sales mix percentage. The sales-quantity variance is unfavorable when budgeted unit sales exceed actual unit sales. The sum of the sales-mix variance and the sales-quantity variance should equal the flexible-budget variance.
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Which of the following statements
about variances is correct?
The sales-volume variance is due
to using a different selling price
from that budgeted.
The sales-mix variance is
favorable when the actual sales
mix percentage is lower than the
budgeted sales mix percentage.
The sales-quantity variance is
unfavorable when budgeted unit
sales exceed actual unit sales.
The sum of the sales-mix variance
and the sales-quantity variance
should equal the flexible-budget
variance.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F1df64e87-67b6-4fbe-907e-38a741380b26%2F9eb367d7-79fd-4ce0-876e-ccc0ed5c0ad4%2Fd4b8r5l_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Which of the following statements
about variances is correct?
The sales-volume variance is due
to using a different selling price
from that budgeted.
The sales-mix variance is
favorable when the actual sales
mix percentage is lower than the
budgeted sales mix percentage.
The sales-quantity variance is
unfavorable when budgeted unit
sales exceed actual unit sales.
The sum of the sales-mix variance
and the sales-quantity variance
should equal the flexible-budget
variance.
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