Question

Gourmet Aroma Coffee House has an exclusive contract with Columbia exporters. Two brands of gourmet coffee are imported, Morning Thunder (MT) and Evening Tender (ET). The following data are provided for the current fiscal year: Budgeted Operating Results MT ET MT ET Price per pound $ 40 $ 60 $ 50 $ 56 Variable cost per pound 20 36 24 40 Sales (in pounds) 4,000 4,000 3,960 5,040 The total market was estimated to be 80,000 pounds at the time of budget. The actual total market for the year is 75,000 pounds. What is the total contribution margin sales volume variance

Answer 1

$24,160 favorable

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the total contribution margin sales volume variance is given below:

The Budgeted contribution margin per pound of MT is

= $40 - $20

= $20 per pound

Now the budgeted contribution margin per pound of ET is

= $60 - $30

= $24 per pound

MT's contribution margin sales volume variance is

= (Actual sales quantity - Budgeted sales quantity) × Budgeted contribution margin per pound

= (3960 - 4000) × $20

= $800 Unfavorable

ET's contribution margin sales volume variance is

= (Actual sales quantity - Budgeted sales quantity) × Budgeted contribution margin per pound

= (5,040 - 4000) × $24

= $24,960 favorable

Now the total contribution margin sales volume is

= $800 unfavorable + $24,960 favorable

= $24,160 favorable