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Chapter 10, Problem 8EP

Fitzwater Limited (an Irish company) has a foreign subsidiary in Norway, whose manager is evaluated on the basis of profit in euros (EUR). In the current year, the foreign subsidiary was budgeted to generate a profit of 500,000 Norwegian kroner (NOK), and actual profit for the year was NOK 480,000. Fitzwater’s corporate management has calculated an unfavorable total budget variance for the foreign subsidiary of EUR 8,560. Current year actual and projected exchange rates are as follows:

Chapter 10, Problem 8EP, Fitzwater Limited (an Irish company) has a foreign subsidiary in Norway, whose manager is evaluated , example 1

Chapter 10, Problem 8EP, Fitzwater Limited (an Irish company) has a foreign subsidiary in Norway, whose manager is evaluated , example 2

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a. Identify the combination of exchange rates (see Exhibit 10.10) used by Fitzwater’s corporate management in translating budgeted and actual amounts that results in the total budget variance of EUR 8,560.
b. Determine the portion of the total budget variance calculated by Fitzwater’s corporate management that is caused by a change in the exchange rate between the EUR and the NOK. (There are three possible correct responses to this requirement.)

Definition Definition Measure used to estimate the difference between the budgeted and annual proportion for a specific accounting year. A favorable budget variance refers to positive variances or gains, while unfavorable or negative variances refer to a shortfall in the budget. A budget variance is indicative of the instances where the actual costs incurred are higher or lower than the estimated costs.

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