Mia Wiz sells computers. During May, it sold 400 computers at a $800 per unit price. The fixed budget for May predicted sales of 450 computers at an per unit price of $780.
AQ = Actual Quantity
SQ = Standard Quantity
AP = Actual Price
SP = Standard Price
1&2. Compute the sales price variance and the sales volume variance for May. Identify it as favorable or unfavorable. (Indicate the effect of each variance by selecting favorable, unfavorable, or no variance.)
Explanation
1&2.
| Sales Price and Sales Volume Variances | ||||||
| Sales | Actual Sales | Flexible Budget | Fixed Budget | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | 400 | 400 | 450 | |||
| Price/unit | $800 | $780 | $780 | |||
| (400 × $800) | (400 × $780) | (450 × $780) | ||||
| Total | $320,000 | $312,000 | $351,000 | |||
| Sales price variance $8,000 F |
Sales volume variance $39,000 U |
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