Allonby Foods processes frozen meals for sale in grocery and other retail outlets. Two versions are produced: The FlavorPak version has a budgeted price of $16 per case and a standard variable cost of $9 per case. The Gourmet version has a budgeted price of $29 per case and a standard variable cost of $18 per case. At the beginning of the year, the Marketing Group at Allonby estimated that the company would sell 60,060 cases of the FlavorPak version and 36,036 cases of the Gourmet version. The actual results for the year showed that 56,760 cases of the FlavorPak version and 37,840 cases of the Gourmet version were sold. Total revenues generated by sales of both versions amounted to $1,997,950 with $1,062,400 coming from the Gourmet version sales. Required: a. Compute the sales activity variance for the year. b. Compute the mix and quantity variances for the year.

Allonby Foods processes frozen meals for sale in grocery and other retail outlets. Two versions are produced: The FlavorPak version has a budgeted price of $16 per case and a standard variable cost of $9 per case. The Gourmet version has a budgeted price of $29 per case and a standard variable cost of $18 per case. At the beginning of the year, the Marketing Group at Allonby estimated that the company would sell 60,060 cases of the FlavorPak version and 36,036 cases of the Gourmet version. The actual results for the year showed that 56,760 cases of the FlavorPak version and 37,840 cases of the Gourmet version were sold. Total revenues generated by sales of both versions amounted to $1,997,950 with $1,062,400 coming from the Gourmet version sales. Required: a. Compute the sales activity variance for the year. b. Compute the mix and quantity variances for the year.

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Chapter9: Evaluating Variances From Standard Costs

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Problem 12E: Direct materials and direct labor variances At the beginning of June, Bezco Toy Company budgeted...

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