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 to Norton why their profit
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evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieve that objective. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey‚ who led a convention at Stanford University in the 1960s and 1970s using data from Fortune 500 companies. What is a SWOT Analysis? It is a way of evaluating the strengths
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| | |Profit or loss in |Profit or loss in | | |Favorable Market |Unfavorable Market | |Corporate Bond(a) |25‚273 |15‚273 | |Preferred Stock
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Cost Variance Analysis Presented by : Edmund C. Cabrera MBA Student Universidad de Manila Definitions STANDARD COSTS – are predetermined or target unit costs of production which should be attained under efficient conditions. It is the amount and costs of direct material‚ direct labor‚ and factory overhead required to produce one unit of finished product. STANDARD COST SYSTEM – is an accounting system which uses standard costs rather than actual costs to account for units as they flow through
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There are four options for investors. 1) Corporate Bond 2) Preferred Stock 3) Common Stock 4) Do not invest Total money Yield of $30000 invested Percentage After 5 years Favorable Market Unfavorable Market Favorable Market Unfavorable Market Corporate Bond 13.00% 20‚000 $25‚273 $20‚000 84.24% 66.67% Preferred Stock 400% 50% $90‚000 ($15‚000) 300.00% -50.00% Common Stock 800% 0% $210‚000 ($30‚000) 700.00% -100.00% Do Not Invest
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I. TRUE / FALSE 1. A budget generally includes both financial and nonfinancial aspects of the plan. 2. The revenues budget should be based on the production budget. 3. A favorable variance should be ignored by management. 4. The direct manufacturing labor price variance is likely to be unfavorable if lower-skilled workers are put on a job. 5. For fixed overhead costs‚ the flexible-budget amount is always the same as the static-budget amount. II. MULTIPLE CHOICE 6.
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INTRODUCTION Background of Company Luotang Power is a coal-fired power plant located in central China. This company is a subsidiary of China Hua Tong Power (HT Power). The main activity of this company is to generate electricity. Luotang Power operates using a 600 MW coal-fired power plant and sells the generated power to their primary customer‚ the Hubei Provincial Power Company (HPPC). HPPC was the only company in Hubei Province that owned all the power transmission and distribution facilities
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of the following statements is correct? | | Unfavorable cost variances always indicate bad performance. | | Favorable cost variances always indicate good performance. | | Both of the above statements are correct. | | Neither of the above statements are correct. | Managers should not assume that unfavorable cost variances always indicate bad performance and that favorable cost variances always indicate good performance. Unfavorable cost variances may result from an increase in revenues
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the spectrum‚ if we experience a downturn‚ we can cut the budget to avoid overspending on a slow month. Because there is really no way to accurately predict the exact sales and costs within a year‚ there are bound to be variances‚ both favorable and unfavorable. Some of these variances are also included
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which one would he choose (MAI or I&K)? Should the new products be even introduced to the market? 2) Developing a Model: MAI’s proposal directly gives Steve the conditional probabilities he needs - probability of a successful venture given a favorable survey. Although the information from I&K is different‚ we can easily use Bayes’ theorem to on I&K information to compute the revised probabilities. As such‚ does not need any additional information from I&K. 3) Acquiring Input Data: Probabilities:
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