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In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
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The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
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Transcribed Image Text:Actual Labor Rate
Actual Labor Hours Used
Dark chocolate
$16.1 per hr.
1,890
Light chocolate
16.9 per hr.
6,460
Required:
Prepare the following variance analyses for both chocolates and total, based on the actual results and production levels at the end of the budget year:
a. Direct materials price variance, direct materials quantity variance, and total variance.
b. Direct labor rate variance, direct labor time variance, and total variance.
Enter a favorable variance as a negative number using a minus sign and an unfavorable variance as a positive number. If there is no variance, enter a zero.
Direct materials price variance
$ -12,300
Favorable
а.
Direct materials quantity variance
8,530
Unfavorable
Total direct materials cost variance
-3,770
Favorable
b.
Direct labor rate variance
Direct labor time variance
$
Total direct labor cost variance
2. The variance analyses should be based on the
amounts at
volumes. The budget must flex with the volume changes. If the
volume is different from the planned volume, as it was in this case, then the budget used for performance evaluation should reflect the change in direct
materials and direct labor that will be required for the
- production. In this way, spending from volume changes can be separated from efficiency and price
variances.

Transcribed Image Text:Flexible Budgeting and Variance Analysis
I Love My Chocolate Company makes dark chocolate and light chocolate. Both products require cocoa and sugar. The following planning information has been made available:
Standard Amount per Case
Dark
Light
Standard Price per
Chocolate
Chocolate
Pound
Сосoа
9 lb.
6 lb.
$5.3
Sugar
7 lb.
11 lb.
0.6
Standard labor
0.4 hr.
0.5 hr.
time
Dark Chocolate
Light Chocolate
Planned production
5,500 cases
12,100 cases
Standard labor rate
$16.5 per hr.
$16.5 per hr.
I Love My Chocolate does not expect there to be any beginning or ending inventories of cocoa or sugar. At the end of the budget year, I Love My Chocolate Company had the
following actual results:
Dark Chocolate
Light Chocolate
Actual production (cases)
5,200
12,600
Actual Price per Pound
Actual Pounds Purchased and Used
Cocoa
$5.4
123,000
Sugar
0.55
170,600
Actual Labor Rate
Actual Labor Hours Used
Dark chocolate
$16.1 per hr.
1,890
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