Required: (a) Calculate (1) the actual sales volume; (ii) the actual quantity of materials used;

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Calculation of actual quantities working
backwards from variances. The following profit reconciliation
statement summarizes the performance of one of SEWS
products for March.
(£)
Budgeted profit
4250
Sales volume variance
850A
Standard profit on actual sales
Selling price variance
3400
4000A
(600)
Adverse Favourable
Cost varlances:
(£)
(£)
Direct material price
1000
Direct material usage
Direct labour rate
150
200
150
Direct labour efficiency
Variable overhead expenditure
Variable overhead efficiency
Fixed overhead efficiency
600
75
2500
Fixed averhead volume
1175
150
3650
Actual profit
2475F
1875
The budget for the same period contained the following data:
Sales volume
1500 units
Sales revenue
£20000
Production volume
1500 units
Direct materials purchased
750kg
750kg
Direct materials used
£4 500
Direct material cost
Direct labour hours
1125
Direct labour cost
£4500
£2250
£4 500
Variable overhead cost
Fixed overhead cost
Additional information:
• stocks of raw materials and finished goods are valued at
standard cost;
during the month the actual number of units produced
was 1550:
• the actual sales revenue was £12000:
• the direct materials purchased were 1000kg.
Required:
(a) Calculate
(1) the actual sales volume;
(ii) the actual quantity of materials used;
Transcribed Image Text:Calculation of actual quantities working backwards from variances. The following profit reconciliation statement summarizes the performance of one of SEWS products for March. (£) Budgeted profit 4250 Sales volume variance 850A Standard profit on actual sales Selling price variance 3400 4000A (600) Adverse Favourable Cost varlances: (£) (£) Direct material price 1000 Direct material usage Direct labour rate 150 200 150 Direct labour efficiency Variable overhead expenditure Variable overhead efficiency Fixed overhead efficiency 600 75 2500 Fixed averhead volume 1175 150 3650 Actual profit 2475F 1875 The budget for the same period contained the following data: Sales volume 1500 units Sales revenue £20000 Production volume 1500 units Direct materials purchased 750kg 750kg Direct materials used £4 500 Direct material cost Direct labour hours 1125 Direct labour cost £4500 £2250 £4 500 Variable overhead cost Fixed overhead cost Additional information: • stocks of raw materials and finished goods are valued at standard cost; during the month the actual number of units produced was 1550: • the actual sales revenue was £12000: • the direct materials purchased were 1000kg. Required: (a) Calculate (1) the actual sales volume; (ii) the actual quantity of materials used;
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