BEC 2.2 Flashcards

Planning techniques: Budgeting and analysis

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Define currently attainable standards

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Currently attainable standards represent costs that result from work performed by employees with appropriate training and experience but without extraordinary effort

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2
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Define ideal standards

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Ideal standards represent costs that result from perfect efficiency and effectiveness in job performance

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3
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Define flexible budget

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A flexible budget is a budget that can be adjusted to any activity level; it shows how costs vary with production volume

Budgeted total costs = (Variable cost per unit x Activity level) + Fixed costs

Fixed costs in total are constant over the relevant range of activity level.

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4
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Define a master budget

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Documents specific short-term operating performance goals for a period of time, normally one year or less. The plan generally includes an operating (nonfinancial) budget as well as a financial budget.

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5
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List the operating budgets included in the master budget

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  • Sales budget
  • Production budget
  • Direct materials budget
  • Direct labor budget
  • Overhead budget
  • COGS budget
  • SG&A budget
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6
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List the financial budgets included in the master budget

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  • Cash budget

- Pro forma F/S

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Identify the direct materials variances (two-way variance analysis)

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1. Direct materials price variance = (AP - SP) x AQ
where 
AP = actual price  
SP = standard price  
AQ = actual quantity purchased
2. Direct materials quantity usage variance = (AQ - SQ) x SP
where 
AQ = actual quantity used  
SQ = standard quality allowed  
SP = standard price
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Identify the direct labor variances (two-way variance analysis).

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  1. Direct labor rate variance = (AR - SR) x AH
  2. Direct labor efficiency variance = (AH - SH) x SR
    where:
    AR = actual labor rate
    SR = standard labor rate
    AH = actual hours
    SH = standard hours
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Identify, the manufacturing overhead one-way Variance analysis.

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Overhead (OH) variance = Actual OH - Applied OH

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Identify, the manufacturing overhead two-way Variance analysis.

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Budget (controllable) variance = Actual OH - [Budgeted FOH + (Std DLH x Std VOH rate)]

Volume (Noncontrollable) variance = [Budgeted FOH + (Std DLH x Std VOH rate)] - Applied OH

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Identify, the manufacturing overhead three-way Variance analysis.

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Spending variance = Actual OH - [Budgeted FOH + (Actual DLH x Std VOH rate)]

Efficiency variance = [Budgeted FOH + (Actual DLH x Std VOH rate)] - [Budgeted FOH + (Std DLH x Std VOH rate)]

Volume variance = [Budgeted FOH + (Std DLH x Std VOH rate)] - Applied OH
where
Actual OH = actual overhead
Applied OH = applied overhead (generally, standard rate x allowable hours or other input)
Budgeted FOH = budgeted fixed overhead
Actual DLH = actual direct labor hours
Std VOH rate = standard variable overhead rate
Standard DLH = standard direct labor hours

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12
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Describe two alternative ways to calculate the volume variance

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Volume variance = Budgeted fixed overhead - Applied fixed overhead

Volume variance = (Actual production in units - Budgeted production in units) x Per unit standard fixed overhead rate

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13
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Describe an alternative way to calculate the efficiency variance.

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Efficiency variance = (Actual DLH - Standard DLH allowed) x Standard variable overhead rate

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14
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What is the formula for market size variance?

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Market size variance =
[Actual market size (in units) - Expected market size (in units)] x Budgeted market share x Budgeted contribution margin per unit (wgt avg)

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15
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What is the formula for market share variance?

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Market share variance =
[Actual market share - Budgeted market share] x Actual industry units x Budgeted contribution margin per unit (wgt avg)

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16
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What is the formula for sales volume variance?

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Sales volume variance =
[Actual sold units - Budgeted sales units] x Standard contribution margin per unit

17
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What is the formula for selling price variance?

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Selling price variance =
[(Actual SP/unit) - (Budgeted SP/unit)] x Actual units sold

18
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Define contribution by SBU

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Contribution by SBU represent the difference between the contribution margin (Revenue - variable costs) and controllable fixed costs (those costs that managers can impact in less than one year).

19
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What is the purpose of the balanced scorecard?

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Displays performance relative to critical success factors identified for multiple dimensions of a business operation

20
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What dimensions or categories of business operation are frequently identified by the balanced scorecard?

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(F)inance
(I)nternal business processes
(C )ustomer satisfaction
(A)dvancement of human resource innovation

21
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List and define the types of responsibility segments (or strategic business units - SBUs) that are used to establish business performance measures

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Cost SBU:
Managers are held responsible for controlling costs

Revenue SBU:
Managers are held responsible for generating revenue

Profit SBU:
Managers are held responsible for producing a target profit

Investment SBU:
Managers are held responsible for return on investment