COST VARIANCE and Analysis

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VARIANCE ANALYSIS • A VARIANCE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLANNED/BUDGETED COSTS AND THE ACTUAL COSTS

• IF THE ACTUAL RESULTS ARE BETTER THAN THE EXPECTED RESULTS, THERE WILL BE A FAVOURABLE VARIANCE (F)

• IF THE ACTUAL RESULTS ARE WORSE THAN THE EXPECTED RESULTS, THERE WILL BE AN ADVERSE VARIANCE (A)

• RAISE QUESTION ON OCCURRENCE AND CAUSE OF VARIANCE AND TAKING REMEDIAL ACTION

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COST VARIANCES & SALES VARIANCES COSTS VARIANCES  Direct material variances  Direct labour variances  Variable overhead (VOH) variances  Fixed overhead (FOH) variances

SALES (REVENUE) VARIANCES  Sales price variance  Sales volume variance

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(1) COST VARIANCE •Cost variance = Price variance + Quantity variance Cost variance is the difference between the standard cost and the Actual cost •Price variance = (standard price – actual price)*Actual quantity A price variance reflects the extent of the profit change resulting from the change in activity level •Quantity variance = (standard quantity – actual quantity)* standard cost A quantity variance reflects the extent of the profit change resulting from the change in activity level

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FORMULA FOR COST VARIANCES Direct material variance (AQ x AP – SQ x SP) Materials price (AP – SP) x AQ

Materials usage (AQ – SQ) x SP Direct labour cost variance (SR x SH – AR x AH)

Labour rate (AR – SR) x AH

Idle time (always adverse) (AHw – AHpd) x SR

Labour efficiency (AH – SH) x SR

VOH variance (AVOH – SVOH) VOH Expenditure AVOH - (AH x VOAR)

VOH Efficiency (AH – SH) x VOAR FOH variance (FOH absorbed – FOH incurred)

FOH Expenditure (BFOH – AFOH) FOH Efficiency (SH – AH) x FOAR

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FOH Volume (SH x FOAR) – BFOH FOH Capacity (BH – AH) x FOAR



MATERIAL COST VARIANCE • MATERIAL PRICE VARIANCE = (STANDARD PRICE – ACTUAL PRICE)*ACTUAL QUANTITY

• MATERIAL USAGE VARIANCE = (STANDARD QUANTITY – ACTUAL QUANTITY)* STANDARD PRICE = (STANDARD QUANTITY FOR ACTUAL PRODUCTION – ACTUAL QUANTITY PRODUCTION) * STANDARD PRICE

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LABOUR COST VARIANCE • LABOUR RATE VARIANCE = (STANDARD PRICE – ACTUAL PRICE)*ACTUAL QUANTITY

• LABOUR EFFICIENCY VARIANCE = (STANDARD QUANTITY – ACTUAL QUANTITY)*STANDARD PRICE = STANDARD QUANTITY FOR ACTUAL PRODUCTION – ACTUAL QUANTITY USED) * STANDARD PRICE

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HZL Ltd. makes and sells a single product. The company uses a Standard marginal costing system. It plans to produce and sell 1000 units in May 2017. A budget statement is produced as follow: Budgeted income statement for the month ended 31 May 2017 $ $ Sales ($50*1000) 50000 Less: Variable cost of goods sold Direct materials ($3*4000) 12000 Direct labour ($5*3000) 15000 Variable overheads ($2*3000) 6000 33000 Budget contribution 17000 Fixed overhead 3000 Budget profit 14000

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The actual sales and production is 800 units. The actual income statement is shown as follows:

Income statement for the month ended 31 May 2017

$ Sales ($60*800) Less: Variable cost of goods sold Direct materials ($3.2*2400) Direct labour ($6*3200) Actual Variable overheads Contribution Fixed overhead Net profit

$ 48000

12000 15000 5500 32380 15620 2600 13020

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Material cost variance 

Material price variance = (standard price – actual price)*actual quantity = ($3 - $3.2)*2400 = $480 (A) Material usage variance = (Standard quantity – actual quantity)* standard price = (Standard quantity for actual production – actual quantity production) * standard price = (4*800 – 2400)*$3 = $2400 (F)

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MATERIAL COST VARIANCE

• MATERIAL PRICE VARIANCE • MATERIAL USAGE VARIANCE • TOTAL MATERIAL COST VARIANCE 13

$480 (A) $2400 (F) $1920 (F)


Labour cost variance 

Labour rate variance = (standard price – actual price)*actual quantity = ($5 - $6)*3200 = $3200 (A)

Labour efficiency variance = (standard quantity – actual quantity)*standard price = Standard quantity for actual production – actual quantity used) * standard price = (3* 800 – 3200)*$5 = $4000 (A)

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LABOUR COST VARIANCE

• LABOUR RATE VARIANCE • LABOUR EFFICIENCY VARIANCE • TOTAL LABOUR COST VARIANCE

$3200 (A) $4000 (A) $7200 (A)

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OVERHEADS VARIANCE

•VARIABLE OVERHEADS VARIANCE •FIXED OVERHEADS VARIANCE 17


VARIABLE OVERHEADS VARIANCE

• VARIABLE OVERHEADS VARIANCE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STANDARD VARIABLE OVERHEADS ABSORBED INTO THE ACTUAL OUTPUT AND THE ACTUAL OVERHEADS INCURRED

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Actual VO

Budgeted VO (SP * Actual hours worked

VO expenditure variance/ VO spending variance

Absorbed VO (SP* standard hours for actual output

VO efficiency variance

Total VO variance (under-/over- absorbed)

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CALCULATION ON OVERHEAD ABSORBED • STEP 1

Budgeted overheads POAR = Budgeted activity level in standard hours

• STEP 2 Overhead absorbed = POAR * Standard hours for actual number of units produced

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VARIABLE OVERHEADS VARIANCE

• VARIABLE OVERHEADS VARIANCE

= VARIABLE OVERHEADS ABSORBED – ACTUAL VARIABLE OVERHEADS INCURRED

• VARIABLE OVERHEADS EXPENDITURE VARIANCE = STANDARD VARIABLE OVERHEADS FOR ACTUAL HOURS WORKED – ACTUAL VARIABLE OVERHEADS INCURRED

• VARIABLE OVERHEADS EFFICIENCY VARIANCE = STANDARD VARIABLE OVERHEADS FOR STANDARD HOURS OF OUTPUT – ACTUAL VARIABLE OVERHEAD ABSORBED = (STANDARD HOURS FOR ACTUAL OUTPUT – ACTUAL HOURS WORKED)* STANDARD PRICE

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HZL Ltd. makes and sells a single product. The company uses a Standard marginal costing system. It plans to produce and sell 1000 units in May 2017. A budget statement is produced as follow: Budgeted income statement for the month ended 31 May 2017 $ $ Sales ($50*1000) 50000 Less: Variable cost of goods sold Direct materials ($3*4000) 12000 Direct labour ($5*3000) 15000 Variable overheads ($2*3000) 6000 33000 Budget contribution 17000 Fixed overhead 3000 Budget profit 14000

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The actual sales and production is 800 units. The actual income statement is shown as follows: Income statement for the month ended 31 May 2017 $

Sales ($60*800) Less: Variable cost of goods sold Direct materials ($3.2*2400) Direct labour ($6*3200) Actual Variable overheads Contribution Fixed overhead Net profit

$ 48000

12000 15000 5500 32380 15620 2600 13020

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Budgeted overheads POAR = Budgeted activity level in standard hours = $6000 3000 = $2 Overhead absorbed = POAR * Standard hours for actual number of units produced = $2 *3 hr per unit * 800 units Standard hr per unit = 3000 hr /1000 units

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VARIABLE OVERHEADS VARIANCE • VARIABLE OVERHEADS VARIANCE = VARIABLE OVERHEADS ABSORBED – ACTUAL VARIABLE OVERHEADS INCURRED = $4800 - $5500 = $700 (A)

• VARIABLE OVERHEADS EXPENDITURE VARIANCE = STANDARD VARIABLE OVERHEADS FOR ACTUAL HOURS WORKED – ACTUAL VARIABLE OVERHEADS INCURRED

= ($2* 3200 HR) - $5500 = $900 (F)

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• VARIABLE OVERHEADS EFFICIENCY VARIANCE = STANDARD VARIABLE OVERHEADS FOR STANDARD HOURS OF OUTPUT – ACTUAL VARIABLE OVERHEAD ABSORBED = (STANDARD HOURS FOR ACTUAL OUTPUT – ACTUAL HOURS WORKED)* STANDARD PRICE = (3 HR *800 UNITS – 4 HR *800 UNITS)*$2 = $1600 (A)

Actual hour per unit = $3200 hr/800 units

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VARIABLE OVERHEADS VARIANCE • VARIABLE OVERHEADS EXPENDITURE VARIANCE $900 F • VARIABLE OVERHEADS EFFICIENCY VARIANCE $1600 A • TOTAL VARIABLE OVERHEAD VARIANCE $400 A

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POSSIBLE REASONS FOR COST VARIANCES VARIANCES Direct material price

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FAVOURABLE Discount received Care taken in purchasing Change in material standard Market excesses

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ADVERSE Price increase Careless purchasing Change in material std/quality Change in mode of transportation Market shortages

Direct material usage

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Use of higher quality Effective use Allocating materials to the right jobs

 Defective materials  Excessive waste  Wrong allocation of materials Change in job specification

Direct labour rate

Use of unskilled or lower skilled worker

 Increase in wage rate  Use higher skilled worker

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POSSIBLE REASONS FOR COST VARIANCES CONTINUE… VARIANCES Direct labour efficiency / Ohd efficiency

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Idle time (always adverse)

Overhead exp

FAVOURABLE Output produce sooner than expected Error in allocating labour to job Use of unskilled or lower skilled worker not available

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Savings in cost incurred Economical use of services

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ADVERSE  Lost time in excess of std allowed  Output lower than std set  Error in time allocated to jobs  m/c breakdown  Insufficient materials  Illness / injury worker  Increase in cost of service used  Excessive use of service  Change in service type


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