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Variances

**Variances** (5.5.2) finish **AS Topic 5 Finance**. Every calculation question expects **F or A** and **one case-linked cause**. This connects to **5.4.3 cost control** and **5.5.1 budgets**.

Need to know

What you need to know

  • **Revenue A:** lower volume, price cuts, competition, poor marketing.
  • **Revenue F:** strong demand, successful promotion, new market.
  • **Cost A:** inflation, waste, inefficiency, quality problems, overtime.
  • **Cost F:** productivity gains, cheaper suppliers, economies of scale.

Explanation

Variances

  1. **Revenue A:** lower volume, price cuts, competition, poor marketing.
  2. **Revenue F:** strong demand, successful promotion, new market.
  3. **Cost A:** inflation, waste, inefficiency, quality problems, overtime.
  4. **Cost F:** productivity gains, cheaper suppliers, economies of scale.
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