Question

Pricing Strategy, Sales Variances Eastman, Inc., manufactures and sells three products: R, S, and T. In January, Eastman, Inc., budgeted sales of the following. Budgeted Volume Budgeted Price Product R 125,900 $26 Product S 156,500 22 Product T 22,500 21 At the end of the year, actual sales revenue for Product R and Product S was $3,220,000 and $3,358,000, respectively. The actual price charged for Product R was $25 and for Product S was $20. Only $11 was charged for Product T to encourage more consumers to buy it, and actual sales revenue equaled $645,150 for this product. Required: 1. Calculate the sales price and sales volume variances for each of the three products based on the original budget. Sales price variance Sales volume variance Product R $ $ Product S $ $ Product T $ $ 2. Suppose that Product T is a new product just introduced during the year. What pricing strategy is Eastman, Inc., following for this product? Check My Work

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

Sales price variance = (Actual price - Budgeted price) * Actual units sold

Product R : ($25 - $26) * 123000 = $123000 unfavorable

Product S:($20 - $22) * 162700 = $325400 unfavorable

Product T: ($10 - $20) * 54000 = $540000 unfavorable

Sales volume variance = (Actual units - Budgeted units) * Standard price

Product R : (120000 - 123000) * 26 = $78000 favorable

Product S:(150000 - 162700) * 22 = $279400 favorable

Product T: (20000 - 54000) * 20 = $680000 favorable

Notes:

Actual units:

Product R = $3075000/ $25 = 123000

Product S = $3254000/$20 = 162700

Product T = $540000/$10 = 54000 units