Front Back
Activity Variance
Planned Budget- Flex budget
Flexible Budget
Actual Activity* Standard Price
Planning Budget
Created at the Beginning of the budgeted period and only vailed for the planned level of activity
Revenue Variance
Flex budget- Actual Budget
Spending Variance
Diff btwn how much a cost should have been, given the actual level of activity and the actual amount of the cost. Flex budget- Actual Budget
Ideal Standards
Standards that assume peak efficiency at all times
Labor Efficiency Variance
(actual hours-Standard hours)* standard hour labor rate
Labor Rate Variance
(Actual hour rate-Standard rate)* Actual hours worked
Management by exception
A man system in which standards are set for various activities, with actual results compared to these standards. Sig. deviations from standards are flagged as exceptions
Materials price Variance
(Actual unit priced paid - standard price paid)*Quantity purchased
Materials quantity variance
(Actual quant of mat - standard quant allowed for output) ** by standard price per unit of materials
Practical Standards
Standards that allow for normal machine downtime and other work interruptions and that can be attained through reasonable, through highly efficient, efforts by the average worker
Price Variance
(ACTUAL price and - STANDARD price) * actual quant of input
Quantity Variance
(actual quant of input used - Standard quant) * result by the standard price of input
Standard Cost Card
Detailed listing of the standard amounts of inputs and their costs that are req to produce a unit of a specific product
Standard cost per unit
Standard quant allowed of an input per unit of a specific products, * standard price of the input (SQ*SP)
Standard hours allowed
Time that should have been taken to complete the period's output. It is computed by multiplying the actual # of units produced by standard hours per untiunit
Standard hours per unit
Amount of DL time that should be req to complete a single unit of product, including allowances for breaks, machine downtime, cleanup, rejects and other normal inefficiencies
Standard price per unit
Price that should be paid for an input. The price should be net of discounts and should include any shipping costs
Standard quantity allowed
Amount of an input that should have been used to complete the period's actual output. It is computed by * the actual # of units produced by the standard quantity quant per unit
Standard quant per unit
Amount of an input that should be req to complete a single unit of product, including allowances for normal waste, spoilage, rejects and other normal inefficiencies
Standard rate per hour
Labor rate that should be incurred per hour of labor time, including employment taxes and fringe benefits
Variable overhead efficiency variance
The diff btwn actual level of activity (DL hours, machine hours, or some other base) and the standard activity allowed, * the variable part of the predetermined overhead rate
Variable overhead rate variance
Diff btwn actual variable overhead cost incurred during a period and the standard cost that should have been incurred based on the actual activity of the period
Balanced Scorecard
Integrated set of performance measures that are derived from and support the or strategy
Common fixed cost
Fixed cost that supports more than one business seg, but is not traceable in whole or in part to any one of the business segments
Cost Center
A business seg whose manager has control over cost but has no control over rev or investments in operating assets
Decentralized Org
An organization in which decision-making authority is not confined to a few top exectutives but rather is spread throughout the org
Economic Value Added (EVA^TM)
Concept similar to residual income in which a variety of adjustments may be made to GAAP financial statements for performance evaluation purposes
Investment center
Business segment whose manager has control over cost, revenue, and investments in operating assets
Margin
Net op income/Sales
Net Op Income
Income before interest and income taxes have been dedcuted
Operating assests
Cash, accounts receivable, inventory, plant and equipment, and all other assets held for operating purposes
Profit Center
Business segment whose manager has control over cost and rev but has no control over investments in operating assets
Residual Income
Net op income that an investment center earns above the min req return on its operating assets
Responsibility Center
Any business segment whose manager has control over cost, rev, or investments in operating assets
Return on Investment (ROI)
Net operating income/average operating assets. ALSO Margin*turnover
Segment
Any Part or activity of an org about which managers seek cost, rev, or profit data
Segment Margin
A segment's contribution margin- traceable fixed cost It reps the margin available after a segment has covered all of its own traceable costs
Traceable fixed cost
A fixed cost that is incurred because of the existence of a particular business segment and that would be elminated if the segment were eleminiated
Turnover
Sales/average op assets
Deli compares monthly op results w/ a static plan budget prepared @ Beg of yr. actual sales less than budget, the restaurant would report Fav var on
Variable food costs but not fixed supervisory salaries
Major weakness of the static budget is that
-It is geared only to a single level of activity -Can't be used to asses if variable costs are under control -forces the manager to compare actual costs at one level of activity to budgeted costs at a diff level of activity
Est OH cost $400,000 Assump 20,000 would be pro and sold Est 30% oh is vari remain fixed What's total OH if flex budget 24,000 units produced & sold
~400000*30%=120000 ~120000/20= 6 per unit ~Bud fix OH=400000*70%(fixed portion)=280000 ~(24000*6)+280000 =424000
If actual cost incurred is greater than what the cost should have been as set forth in flex budget, the var is
Labeled as unfavorable
If average selling price is greater than expected, the revenue variance is
Labeled as favorable
Which of the following statements is not correct?
To gen a favorable overall rev and spending variance, managers must take actions to protest selling prices
A flex budget allows managers to isolate...
activity variances and revenue and spending variances
One of the common errors in preparing performance reports is to...
Implicitly assume that all costs are fixed
One of the common errors in preparing performance reports is to...
Implicitly assume that all costs are variable
The "standard quantiy allowed" is computed by multiplying the
Actual output in units by the standard input allowed
A segment of a business responsible for both rev and expenses would be referred to as
A profit center
Segment margin
Computed by deducted traceable fixed expenses from CM
Which of the following is not considered an operating asset for purposes of calculating turnover and ROI
An investment in another company
Company's return on investment is computed by
Margin*Turnover
Assuming sales and Net income remain the same, a company's return on investment will
Decrease if its turnover decreases
The performance of the manager of Division A is measured by residual income. Which of the following would increase the manager's performance measure?
A decrease in the division's average operating assets
Balanced Scorecard includes performance measures that end to fall into the following 4 groups
-Financial -customer -Internal business processes -learning and growth
When a balanced scorecard is used the emphasis is on...
improvement rather than just on attaining some specific objectives
Performance measures that are not consistent with the company's strategy should or should not be included on the balanced scorecard
SHOULD NOT

Access the best Study Guides, Lecture Notes and Practice Exams

Login

Join to view and access 3M+ class-specific study document.

or
We will never post anything without your permission.
Don't have an account?
Sign Up

Join to view 2 2 and access 3M+ class-specific study document.

or

By creating an account you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use

Already a member?