Question 3 Owen plc manufactures one product, and the entire product is sold as soon as it is produced. The company operates a standard costing system and analysis of variances is made every month. The standard cost card for a product is as follows. Materials (4 Kg at £4 per Kg) Labour (4 Hours at £5 per hr) Variable overheads (5 hrs at £2 per hr) Fixed overheads (6 hrs at £3 per hr) Budgeted selling price is £80 per unit Budgeted production Budgeted sales There is no opening inventory The actual results are as follows: Sales: 8,400 units for £613,200 Production: 9,900 units Actual costs: Materials (35,464 kg): £163,455 £ per Unit 16 20 10 18 £64 8.900 units 8,200 units
Master Budget
A master budget can be defined as an estimation of the revenue earned or expenses incurred over a specified period of time in the future and it is generally prepared on a periodic basis which can be either monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. It helps a business, an organization, or even an individual to manage the money effectively. A budget also helps in monitoring the performance of the people in the organization and helps in better decision-making.
Sales Budget and Selling
A budget is a financial plan designed by an undertaking for a definite period in future which acts as a major contributor towards enhancing the financial success of the business undertaking. The budget generally takes into account both current and future income and expenses.
![Question 3
Owen plc manufactures one product, and the entire product is sold as soon as it is
produced. The company operates a standard costing system and analysis of
variances is made every month. The standard cost card for a product is as follows.
Materials (4 Kg at £4 per Kg)
Labour (4 Hours at £5 per hr)
Variable overheads (5 hrs at £2 per hr)
Fixed overheads (6 hrs at £3 per hr)
Budgeted selling price is £80 per unit
Budgeted production
Budgeted sales
There is no opening inventory
The actual results are as follows:
Sales: 8,400 units for £613,200
Production: 9,900 units
Actual costs:
Materials (35,464 kg): £163,455
Labour: £ 234,515
Variable overheads: £97,348
Fixed overheads: £ 144,074
£ per Unit
16
20
10
18
£64
8.900 units
8,200 units
Required:
a) Prepare a flexed budget and calculate the total variances
b) Using the data, analyse each of the cost variances: Materials; Labour;
Variable Overheads and; Fixed Overheads
c) Using data, calculate the Sales price variance and the Sales volume variance](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3fd9bb9b-67ac-463c-bd3e-ea8703757fa5%2Fd08c7a8f-3faa-442c-8649-ff08cb015022%2Foybdnvk_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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