Answer:
EZ-Tax
Partner Staff Total
a. Sales price variance $104,000 ($110,000) ($6,000) U
b. Activity variance $160,000 $420,000 $580,000 F
c. Mix variance $85,000 $180,000 $265,000 F
d. Quantity variance $189,000 $70,000 $259,000 F
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Partner Staff
Budgeted billable rate per hour $800 $210
Budgeted variable cost per hour 375 120
Budgeted billable hours 5,000 20,000
Budgeted revenue $4,000,000 $4,200,000
Budgeted variable cost 1,875,000 2,400,000
Actual revenue $4,264,000 $4,510,000
Actual billable hours 5,200 22,000
Actual billable rate per hour $820 $205
Budgeted billable rate per hour $800 $210
Variance in price $20 ($5)
Sales price variance $104,000 ($110,000) ($6,000)
Sales price variance = (Standard price - Actual price) * Actual billable hours
= ($800 - $820) * 5,200 + ($210 - $205) * 22,000
= $20 * 5,200 + ($5) * 22,000
= $104,000 - 110,000
= $6,000 U
Activity variance = (Actual billable hours - Standard billable hours) * Standard rate
= (5,200 - 5,000) * $800 + (22,000 - 20,000) * $210
= (200 * $800) + (2,000 * 210)
= $160,000 + 420,000
= $580,000 F
Partner Staff Total
Budgeted revenue $4,000,000 $4,200,000 $8,200,000
Budgeted variable cost 1,875,000 2,400,000 4,275,000
Budgeted contribution $2,125,000 $1,800,000 $3,925,000
Actual revenue $4,264,000 $4,510,000 $8,774,000
Actual variable cost 1,950,000 2,640,000 4,590,000
Actual contribution $2,314,000 $1,870,000 $4,184,000
Quantity variance $189,000 $70,000 $259,000
Quantity variance = Budgeted contribution - Actual contribution
= $3,925,000 - $4,184,000
= $259,000 F
Mix Variance:
Standard contribution margin $425 $90
Volume variance 200 2,000
Mix variance = $85,000 $180,000
