Riverbed's Recording Studio rents studio time to musicians in 2-hour blocks. Each session includes the use of the studio facilities, a digital recording of the performance, and a professional music producer/mixer. Anticipated annual volume is 1,120 sessions. The company has invested $2,304,960 in the studio and expects a return on investment (ROI) of 20%. Budgeted costs for the coming ye are as follows.
Variance Analysis
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.
Standard Costing
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.
![Riverbed's Recording Studio rents studio time to musicians in 2-hour blocks. Each session includes the use of the studio facilities, a
digital recording of the performance, and a professional music producer/mixer. Anticipated annual volume is 1,120 sessions. The
company has invested $2,304,960 in the studio and expects a return on investment (ROI) of 20%. Budgeted costs for the coming year
are as follows.
Direct materials (CDs, etc.)
Direct labor
Variable overhead
Fixed overhead
Variable selling and administrative expenses
Fixed selling and administrative expenses
Per
Session
$20
$410
$45
$35
Total
$1,064,000
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Determine the total cost per session.
Total cost $
(b)
eTextbook and Media
Your answer is correct.
ROI
1960
Determine the desired ROI per session. (Round answer to 2 decimal places, eg. 10.50.)
per session
411.60
per session
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ROI represents the return the company earns from the investment. It is represented as a percentage of how much the company is able to earn from investment.
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