BPP University College of Professional Studies

1. BPP University College of Professional Studies Financial Performance- Revision session BPP UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

2. Exam Info! • 2.5 hour exam • 2 sections- all questions need to be answered • 70% competency required in both sections • Calculation and written questions in each section • Calculation questions are computer marked • Written questions are human marked TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

3. Common pitfalls • Variance analysis calculation and understanding is vital for passing FNPF- MUST LEARN • Students don’t like written questions! You need to get to grips with them as they appear in ALL level 4 exams. • Read the question carefully, don’t panic! Take your time reading all the requirements to approach the question correctly. TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

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5. Section 2 TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

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7. Task 1.3 Fixed Overhead Variances Fixed overhead variance Expenditure Volume Budgeted expenditure vs Actual expenditure Efficiency Capacity TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

8. Volume variance • What are we comparing? • Budgeted production units • Actual production units • If we actually produce more units than budgeted is this a adverse or favourable variance? • Favourable! • How do we value to variance? • At standard OAR per UNIT TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

9. Efficiency variance • What are we comparing? • Standard hours (Actual units x Std hours per unit) • Actual hours • If actual hours are more than standard hours is this an adverse or favourable variance? • Adverse, the workforce has taken longer to produce units! • How do we value to variance? • At standard OAR per HOUR TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

10. Capacity variance • What are we comparing? • Budgeted hours (Budgeted units x Std hours per unit) • Actual hours • If actual hours are less than budgeted hours is this a adverse or favourable variance? • Adverse! Tricky one, ask yourself if you have 10000 hours budgeted and we only worked 8000 hours, what happened to the 2000 hours? IDLE TIME- bad  • How do we value to variance? • At standard OAR per HOUR TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

11. Practice Question • You have been given the following information: • Budgeted overheads are £600000 • Budgeted output is 20000 units • Budgeted hours is 40000 hours • Actual output is 30000 units • Actual overheads are £680000 • Actual hours are 55000 hours a) The fixed overhead expenditure variance is (adverse/favourable) b) The fixed overhead volume variance is (adverse/favourable) a) The fixed overhead efficiency variance is (adverse/favourable) b) The fixed overhead capacity variance is (adverse/favourable) TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

12. Answers a) The fixed overhead expenditure variance Budgeted expenditure £600000 Actual expenditure £680000 Variance £80000 Adverse TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

13. b) The fixed overhead volume variance Budgeted production units 20000 Actual production units 25000 5000 Favourable x Standard OAR per unit (W1) x £30 Variance £150000 Favourable (W1) Budgeted overheads = £600000 = £30 per unit Budgeted units 20000 units TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

14. c) The fixed overhead efficiency variance Standard hours (25000 x 2 hours per unit) 50000 Actual hours 53000 3000 Adverse x Standard OAR per hour (W1) x £15 Variance £45000 Adverse (W1) Budgeted overheads = £600000 = £15 per hour Budgeted hours 40000 hours TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

15. d) The fixed overhead capacity variance Budgeted hours 40000 Actual hours 53000 13000 Favourable! x Standard OAR per hour (W1) x £15 Variance £195000 Favourable! (W1) Budgeted overheads = £600000 = £15 per hour Budgeted hours 40000 hours TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

16. Task 1.6 Explain variances • The examiner will provide the variances calculated with some additional information. Your task will be to explain, analyse and make recommendations. You must be able to: • Identify the sign of each variance (adverse/favourable) • Explain what the variance means (define the variance in general) • Provide a possible reason for each variance • Explain any links between the variances TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

17. 1. Identifying if Adverse and Favourable • Calculations needed • Material Price – Standard cost per kg/litre/metre • Material Usage - Standard materials required for actual production units • Labour rate – Standard rate per hour • Labour Efficiency - Standard hours for actual production • Fixed overhead variances- OAR per unit/ hour TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

18. 2. Definition of variances (what are we comparing?) • Material Price- how much we should have paid for actual purchases (kgs/ litres) based on standard price per kg/litre to what we did actually spent. Have we paid more or less? • Material Usage- how many kgs/ litres should we have used to produce actual units and how many kgs/ litres did we use. Have we used more or less material than standard? • Labour rate- how much we should have paid for actual hours worked based on standard rate per hour and what did we did actually pay our staff. Have we paid more or less than standard? • Labour efficiency- how many hours should staff have worked to produce actual units and how many hours did they work. Have the staff taken longer to produce actual units? TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

19. Fixed overhead expenditure- what did we budget to spend on overheads and what did we spend. Have we paid more or less than we should have done? • Fixed overhead volume- how many units should we have absorbed budgeted overheads over compared to how many we actually produced. Have we made more units than budgeted? • Fixed overhead efficiency- how many hours should staff have worked to produce actual units and how many hours did they work. SAME AS LABOUR EFFICIENCY! • Fixed overhead capacity- how many hours were budgeted compared to actual hours worked. If we have capacity we should be using it! TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

20. 3. Reason for variances • What might have caused the variances- not what does the variance mean! • Look out for clues in the scenario/ narrative • For example- favourable material price variance means a lower price per kg/ litre was paid. • BUT what might be the cause? • Discounts for bulk purchasing • An incorrect standard price • Inferior quality material • A new supplier TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

21. A new supplier….. • Material usage what might happen? • Material price what might happen? • Old machines are in use that have not been fully maintained in recent years…. • Material usage what might happen? • Labour efficiency what might happen? TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

22. 4. Linking variances How can the following variances link? • Material price v Material usage? • Labour rate v Labour efficiency? • Material usage v Labour efficiency? • Labour efficiency v Fixed overhead efficiency? TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

23. How to pass Task 1.6! • Know how to spot adverse/favourable variances • Go into the exam “knowing” a definition for each variance • Practice plenty of questions, and see what have been the causes of variances. AND think. There will be clues but you have to be able to use them. • Learn about the links. AND know when to say “this variance does not link to any of the other variances”. TITLE HERE 00 MONTH 0000

24. THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE?