Problem 17-49 (Algo) Revenue Analysis Using Industry Data and Multiple Product Lines (LO 17-4)
Peninsula Candy Company makes three types of candy bars: Chewy, Chunky, and Choco-Lite (Lite). Sales volume for the annual budget is determined by estimating the total market volume for candy bars and then applying the company's prior year market share, adjusted for planned changes due to company programs for the coming year. Volume is apportioned among the three bars based on the prior year's product mix, again adjusted for planned changes for the coming year.
The following are the company budget and the results of operations
for July.
Budget | Chewy | Chunky | Choco-Lite | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Sales-units (in thousands) | 2,000 bars | 2,000 bars | 4,000 bars | 8,000 bars | |||||||||||||||||||
Sales-dollars (in thousands) | $ | 220 | $ | 360 | $ | 880 | $ | 1,460 | |||||||||||||||
Variable costs | 160 | 280 | 720 | 1,160 | |||||||||||||||||||
Contribution margin | $ | 60 | $ | 80 | $ | 160 | $ | 300 | |||||||||||||||
Manufacturing fixed cost | 40 | 40 | 60 | 140 | |||||||||||||||||||
Product margin | $ | 20 | $ | 40 | $ | 100 | $ | 160 | |||||||||||||||
Marketing and administrative costs (all fixed) | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating profit | $ | 105 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Actual | Chewy | Chunky | Choco-Lite | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Sales-units (in thousands) | 1,500 bars | 2,000 bars | 4,100 bars | 7,600 bars | |||||||||||||||||||
Sales-dollars (in thousands) | $ | 105 | $ | 360 | $ | 880 | $ | 1,345 | |||||||||||||||
Variable costs | 60 | 304 | 753 | 1,117 | |||||||||||||||||||
Contribution margin | $ | 45 | $ | 56 | $ | 127 | $ | 228 | |||||||||||||||
Manufacturing fixed cost | 38 | 35 | 55 | 128 | |||||||||||||||||||
Product margin | $ | 7 | $ | 21 | $ | 72 | $ | 100 | |||||||||||||||
Marketing and administrative costs (all fixed) | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating profit | $ | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Industry volume was estimated at 95.5 million bars for budgeting purposes. Actual industry volume for July was 85.950 million bars.
Required:
a. Determine the sales price and sales activity variances.
b. Break down the sales activity variance into the parts caused by industry volume and market share.
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