CONTRIBUTION MARGIN VARIANCE, CONTRIBUTION MARGIN VOLUME VARIANCE, MARKET SHARE VARIANCE, MARKET SIZE VARIANCE

Patel, Inc., produces and sells gel filled ice packs. Patel’s performance report for April follows:

 

Actual

Budgeted

Units sold

50,000

40,000

Sales

$350,000

$290,000

Variable costs

225,000

190,000

Contribution margin

$125,000

$100,000

Market size (in units)

1,000,000

1,000,000

Required:

1. Calculate the contribution margin variance and the contribution margin volume variance.

2. Calculate the market share variance and the market size variance.