Franklin Educational Services had budgeted its training service charge at $84 per hour. The company planned to provide 36,000 hours of training services during Year 3. By lowering the service charge to $66 per hour, the company was able to increase the actual number of hours to 37,900. Required a. Determine the sales volume variance, and indicate whether it is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Select "None" if there is no effect (i.e., zero variance).) b. Determine the flexible budget variance, and indicate whether it is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Select "None" if there is no effect (i.e., zero variance).) c. Did lowering the price of training services increase revenue? Sales a. Volume variance b. Flexible budget variance c. Was the decision profitable ?

Franklin Educational Services had budgeted its training service charge at $84 per hour. The company planned to provide 36,000 hours of training services during Year 3. By lowering the service charge to $66 per hour, the company was able to increase the actual number of hours to 37,900. Required a. Determine the sales volume variance, and indicate whether it is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Select "None" if there is no effect (i.e., zero variance).) b. Determine the flexible budget variance, and indicate whether it is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U). (Select "None" if there is no effect (i.e., zero variance).) c. Did lowering the price of training services increase revenue? Sales a. Volume variance b. Flexible budget variance c. Was the decision profitable ?

Managerial Accounting

15th Edition

ISBN:9781337912020

Author:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler

Publisher:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler

Chapter9: Evaluating Variances From Standard Costs

Section: Chapter Questions

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