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it measures the difference between the actual number of unites sold and the budgeted units sold. it's favorable when it's a negative number and unfavorable when it's a positive number.

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Q: What does a sales volume variance measure?
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Is there any difference between sales volume variance and Sales Quantity Variance?

Yes


What is the difference between a sales volume variance and a sales price variance?

Volume is a change in how many products you sell Price is a change in how much you charge for the product


What is sales volume contribution variance?

extrax standard contribution per


What is the reason for multiplying the sales quantity variance by the budgeted sales price even if the actual sales volume was sold at a different price?

for profit.........


If the controllable overhead variance is favorable the overhead volume variance?

volume variance relates to Fixed cost absorption, where as controllable variances arise due difference in actual variable spending per activity measure.


What is the difference between negative price variance and volume variance?

Negative price variance is when the cost is less than budgeted. Volume variance is a variance in the volume produce.


How is the sales-volume variance calculated?

sales vol. variance= standard price(actual sales vol.- std sales vol.) eg.- A= 10(35000-20000)=150000(F) B=6(25000-30000)= 30000(A) F-A= 150000-30000=120000


Example of calculating Sales Mix Variance?

SALES MIX VARIANCE= standard sales-revised std sales


Is the volume variance a controllable variance from a spending point of view?

No, the volume variance is controllable but not related to spending. The volume variance calculates the dollar impact of producing more or less than the budgeted production volume. No, the volume variance is controllable but not related to spending. The volume variance calculates the dollar impact of producing more or less than the budgeted production volume.


Which is not a measure of dispersion range or variance?

Variance


What are the variances in a 4 variance analysis?

efficiency variance, spending variance, production volume variance, variable and fixed components


What causes a volume variance?

a + or a-