LABOR COST VARIANCE CAN BE SPLIT INTO • Direct labor rate variance (P) Calculation: actual total labor costs - (total actual labor hours worked x budgeted labor hour rate) Interpretation: calculates the portion of labor costs variance driven by the changed labor rate per hour Possible reasons for variances: changes in staff qualification and skills‚ general increase of wages in economy‚ premiums paid to finish a job quickly‚ poor budgeting • Direct labor quantity (efficiency) variance (P) Calculation:
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Case Problem Air Force Training Program An Air Force introductory course in electronics uses a personalized system of instruction whereby each student views a videotaped lecture and then is given a programmed instruction text. The students work independently with the text until they have completed the training and passed a test. Of concern is the varying pace at which the students complete this portion of their training program. Some students are able to cover the programmed instruction text relatively
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Scientific approach can be defined as the involvement of standards and procedures for demonstrating the empirical warrant of its findings‚ showing the match or fit between its statements and what is happening or has happened in the world. Scientific approaches to understanding the world can be distinguished from other approaches in two fundamental and irrelevant ways‚ firstly‚ an approach that claim to be scientific irrespective of whether or not it originates in the field of natural or human science
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Sub: Finance Question: Calculation of variance of portfolio. Topic: Portfolio management ClassOf1 provides expert guidance to College‚ Graduate‚ and High school students on homework and assignment problems in Math‚ Sciences‚ Finance‚ Marketing‚ Statistics‚ Economics‚ Engineering‚ and many other subjects. Suppose there are three risky assets‚ A‚ B and C with the following expected returns‚ standard deviations of returns and correlation coefficients. E (rA)= 4% E (rB)=5% E (rC) =15% S.DEVA=5%
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7. An investor is evaluating the use of the bottom-up approach and the top-down approach to fundamental analysis. The investor wants to use the approach that will best enable them to structure a diversified share portfolio that will achieve specified income returns and capital gains. Which approach do you recommend the investor adopt? We can use bottom-up approach to make a comparison of the performance indicators with other similar firms in the same industry and thus mixes a wide variety of investments
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Limitations of using variance analysis for performance evaluation Variance analysis is the process of examining in detail each variance between actual and standard costs to determine the reasons why budgeted results were not met. Despite the advantages highlighted above‚ there are several limitations that may result in the use of variance analysis for performance evaluation. I. The Barnes Scuba Diving business as a whole The analysis of the results might be imprecise due to overlooking other vital
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480 (U) Total sale mix variance= $39‚600 (U) (ii) Golf Cart = (22‚000 – 22‚800) x (4‚788/22‚800) x 134 = $22‚512 (U) Mobility vehicle = (22‚000 – 22‚800) x (18‚012/22‚800) x 164 = $103‚648 (U) Total sale quantity variance= $126‚160(U) b. Based on above analysis‚ there are unfavorable total sale mix variance of $39‚600 and unfavorable
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Case Analysis #3 Calveta Dining Services‚ Inc.: A Recipe for Growth? 1. Does Calveta’s operating approach offer a sustainable competitive advantage? Explain your answer by analyzing Calveta’s resources as shown beginning on page 111 of your textbook. Calveta’s operating approach is able to offer a sustainable competitive advantage for many reasons. First‚ Calveta was able to use its resources to provide greater value for its customers than its competitors could. They were able to build their local
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Question 1: Prepare a variance analysis report based on the information in Exhibit 1. Would this be sufficient to explain the profit shortfall to Norton at the 8 AM meeting? This revenue variance is positive and favorable. That means they made more than the budget. However‚ the variance amount of expenses was $342‚060‚ which was unfavorable. That means they spent more than what they had budgeted for. The perform a variance analysis report Jenkins calculated would not be sufficient in order to explain
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Standard Costing and Variance Analysis Formulas: Learning Objective of the article: 1. Learn the formulas to calculate direct materials‚ direct labor and factory overhead variances. This is a collection of variance formulas / equations which can help you calculate variances for direct materials‚ direct labor‚ and factory overhead. 1. Direct materials variances formulas 2. Direct labor variances formulas 3. Factory overhead variances formulas Direct Materials Variances: Materials purchase
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