Sheridan is the primary provider of spirit apparel for many high schools Management has been evaluating two of its key products for changes in selling price and sales volume in comparison to expectation the quarter-zip jacket and the hooded sweatshirt. Sheridan's expectations and actual results were as follows. Quarter-zip Sweatshirt Budgeted Sales Volume Sales mix variance 480 520 Sales quantity variance Actual Sales Volume S 520 480 Budgeted Selling Price $42 $50 Actual Selling Price $44 $47 Actual variable costs equaled the flexible budget variable costs How much was Sheridan's sales mix variance this year? How much was the company's sales quantity variance? Budgeted Variable Unit Cost $27 $33

Sheridan is the primary provider of spirit apparel for many high schools Management has been evaluating two of its key products for changes in selling price and sales volume in comparison to expectation the quarter-zip jacket and the hooded sweatshirt. Sheridan's expectations and actual results were as follows. Quarter-zip Sweatshirt Budgeted Sales Volume Sales mix variance 480 520 Sales quantity variance Actual Sales Volume S 520 480 Budgeted Selling Price $42 $50 Actual Selling Price $44 $47 Actual variable costs equaled the flexible budget variable costs How much was Sheridan's sales mix variance this year? How much was the company's sales quantity variance? Budgeted Variable Unit Cost $27 $33

Financial And Managerial Accounting

15th Edition

ISBN:9781337902663

Author:WARREN, Carl S.

Publisher:WARREN, Carl S.

Chapter23: Evaluating Variances From Standard Costs

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