
1.
Variance analysis is the process of ascertaining the deviations between actual and planned output.
Favorable Variance:
A circumstance that happens when a foreseen cost is higher than its real cost, or when expected income is lower than real income
Unfavorable variance:
Unfavorable variance is the difference between the actual and planned output which is harmful for the company like actual cost incurred is more than the standard or planned cost or the revenue is less than the planned revenue.
Direct Material Price Variance:
Direct material price variance in the difference between the budgeted per unit cost of raw material and the actual per unit cost multiplied by the number of units purchased.
Direct Material Efficiency Variance:
Direct material efficiency variance is the difference between the budgeted quantities and the actual quantities purchased at a specific price.
Material Price Variance:
Material price variance is the difference between the budgeted and the actual purchase price of the material purchased. It is calculated to ascertain the efficiency of the purchase department.
Direct Labor Efficiency Variance:
Direct labor efficiency variance is the difference between the actual time consumed in manufacturing unit and the standard time allowed or the budgeted time for the manufacture of a unit multiplied by the standard direct labor rate.
To calculate: The variable
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To calculate: The fixed overhead spending and production volume variance and indicate whether each is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
3.
To comment: On overhead variances and to identify the firm is to be worried about its control over technology spending or not.

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