Consolidated Variance Formulae to easy to learn and understand. All Variance like Material labor & FOH is mention in the sheet.

1. Actual Quantity At Actual Mix
Actual Quantity At Standard
X Standard Rate
Standard Quantity Allowed
At Standard Mix
X Standard Rate
Material Mix Variance
Material Yield Variance
Material Quantity
Variance
TOPIC: VARIANCE ANALYST/STANDARD COSTING
VARAINCE FORMULAS
1) DIRECT MATERIAL VARIANCE:-
*DIAGRAM:
DIRECT MATERIAL
VARIANCE
Material Quantity Variance
(Difference between Standard
and Actual Quantity) x Standard
Rate
Material Mix Variance
(Difference b/w actual qty
used and actual qty at std mix)
x Standard price
Material Yeild Variance
(Difference b/w actual qty at
std mix and std qty at std mix)
x Standard price
Material Price Variance
(Difference between Standard
and Actual rate) xActual
quantity purchased or issued

2. Material Quantity Variance
Formula: Difference between Standard and Actual Quantity x Standard Rate
1 Standard quantity allowed for production
(per unit material consumption x actual units produce) XXX
2 Actual quantity used in production XXX
Variance XXX
Standard Rate XXX
Material quantity variance XXX
Material Price Variance
Formula: Difference between Standard and Actual rate x Actual quantity purchased or issued
1 Standard rate for purchases XXX
2 Actual rate on purchases XXX
Variance XXX
Actual Quantity purchase / issue XXX
Material price variance XXX
Material Mix Variance
Formula: (Difference b/w actual qty used and actual qty at std mix) x Standard price
1 Actual Quantity Used XXX
2 Actual Quantity At Standard Mix XXX
Variance XXX
Standard Price XXX
Material Mix Variance XXX
Material Yeild Variance
Formula: (Difference b/w actual qty at std mix and std qty at std mix) x Standard price
1 Actual Quantity At Standard Mix XXX
2 Standarad Quantity At Standard Mix XXX
Variance XXX
Standard Price XXX
Material Yeild Variance XXX

3. Actual hours worked
Std. hours allowed at Expected output
X Standard Rate
Std. hours allowed at Actual
output
X Standard Rate
LEV (at expected
output)
Labor Yield Variance
Total Labor Efficiency
Variance
2) DIRECT LABOR VARIANCE:
*DIAGRAM:
DIRECT LABOR
VARIANCE
Labour Hour/ Efficency
Variance
(Difference between Standard
and Actual hours) x Standard
Rate
Labor Yeild Variance
(Difference b/w Expected
output and actual output x per
unit hour cons.) x Std. Rate
Labor Efficiency Variance At
Expected Output
(Difference b/w Actual hours
and Standard hours at
expected output) x Standard
Rate
Labour Price Variance
(Difference between Standard
and Actual rate) x Actual hours
used

4. Labour hour/ efficency Variance
Formula: Difference between Standard and Actual hours x Standard Rate
1 Standard hours allowed for actual production
(per unit hour consumption x actual units produce) XXX
2 Actual hours used in production XXX
Variance XXX
Standard Rate XXX
Labour hour/ efficency Variance XXX
Labour Price Variance
Formula: Difference between Standard and Actual rate x Actual hours used
Standard rate for payment of labour XXX
Actual rate paid to labour XXX
Variance XXX
Actual hours used XXX
Labour Price Variance XXX
Labour Efficiency Variance
Formula: (Difference b/w Actual hours and Standard hours at expected output) x Standard Rate
Std. Hours allowed for Expected Output XXX
Actual hours used XXX
Variance XXX
Std. Rate XXX
Labor Efficiency Variance XXX
Labour Yeild Variance:
Formula: (Difference b/w Expected output and actual output x per unit hour cons.) x Std. Rate
Standard hours allowed for Expected Output
(hours per units x Expected Output) XXX
Standard hours allowed for Actual output
(hours per units x Actual Output) XXX
Variance XXX
Std. Rate XXX
Labour Yeild Variance: XXX

5. Actual hours worked
Std. hours allowed at Expected output
X Standard Rate
Std. hours allowed at Actual
output
X Standard Rate
FOH (at expected
output)
FOH Yield Variance
Total FOH Efficiency
Variance
3) FACTORY OVERHEAD VARIANCE:-
*DIAGRAM:
FACTORY OVERHEAD
VARIANCE
Factory
Overhead Two
Variance
Controllable
Variance
(Difference b/w
Actual Amount Of
FOH and Bugeted
Amount Of FOH)
Volume Variance
(Difference b/w
Budgeted Amount
Of FOH and Standard
Amount Of FOH)
Factory
Overhead
Three Variance
Spending
Variance
(Difference B/w
Actual amount of
FOH and Budget
allowance based in
actual hours)
Idle Capacity
Variance
(Difference B/w
Budget allowance
based in Actual
hours and
Standard
overhead charged
to production)
Efficiency
Variance
[Difference B/w
Standard overhead
charged to
production (Based
on Actual hours)
and Standard
overhead charged
to production
(Based on Standard
hours)]
FOH Efficiency Variacne
At Expected Output
(Difference B/w Actual Hours
Worked and Std. Hours
Allowed At Expected Output)
x Std. Rate
FOH Yeild Variacne
(Difference B/w Std. Hours
Allowed At Expected Output and
Std. Hours Allowed At Actual
Output) x Std. Rate
Factory
Overhead Four
Variance
Spending
Variance
(Difference B/w
Actual amount of
FOH and Budget
allowance based
in actual hours)
Idle Capacity
Variance
(Difference B/w
Budget
allowance based
in Actual hours
and Standard
overhead
charged to
production)
Variable
Efficiency
Variance
(Difference B/w
Budget allowance
based in actual
hours and Budget
allowance based
in Standard
hours)
Fixed Efficiency
Variance
(Difference B/w
Budgeted
allowance - Based
on Actual Hours
and Budgeted
allowance - Based
on Standard Hours)

6. 1 Controllable Variance
a) Actual amount of factory overhead
i) Fixed FOH XXX
ii) Variable FOH XXX XXX
b) Budgeted amount of Factory overhead
i) Fixed budgeted overhead XXX
ii) Variable budgeted OH
(Standard hours allowed x
Variable per unit rate) XXX XXX
CONTROLLABLE VARIANCE XXX
2 Volume Variance
a) Budgeted amount of Factory overhead: XXX
b) Standard amount of Factory overhead
i) Fixed budgeted overhead(Std. hours allowed x FFOH rate) XXX
ii) Variable budgeted OH (Std. hours allowed x VFOH rate) XXX
XXX
VOLUME VARIANCE XXX
1 Spending Variance
a) Actual amount of factory overhead
i) Fixed FOH XXX
ii) Variable FOH XXX XXX
b) Budget allowance based in actual hours
i) Fixed FOH XXX
ii) Variable FOH
(Actual hours x V.FOH Rate) XXX XXX
Spending Variance XXX
2 Idle Capacity Variance
a) Budget allowance based in Actual hours XXX
b) Standard overhead charged to production
i) Fixed FOH (Actual hours worked x F.FOH rate) XXX
ii) Variable FOH (Actual hours worked x V.FOH rate) XXX XXX
Idle Capacity Variance XXX
3 Efficiency Variance
a) Standard overhead charged to production (Based on Actual hours)
2 - Variance method
3 - Variance method
FACTORY OVERHEAD VARIANCE

7. i) Fixed FOH (Actual hours worked x F.FOH rate) XXX
ii) Variable FOH (Actual hours worked x V.FOH rate) XXX XXX
b) Standard overhead charged to production (Based on Standard hours)
i) Fixed FOH (Std. hours allowed x F.FOH rate) XXX
ii) Variable FOH (Std. hours allowed x V.FOH rate) XXX XXX
Efficiency Variance XXX
1 Spending Variance
a) Actual amount of factory overhead
i) Fixed FOH XXX
ii) Variable FOH XXX XXX
b) Budget allowance based in actual hours
i) Fixed FOH XXX
ii) Variable FOH
(Actual hours x V.FOH Rate) XXX XXX
Spending Variance XXX
2 Idle Capacity Variance
a) Budget allowance based in Actual hours XXX
b) Standard overhead charged to production
i) Fixed FOH (Actual hours worked x F.FOH rate) XXX
ii) Variable FOH (Actual hours worked x V.FOH rate) XXX XXX
Idle Capacity Variance XXX
3 Variable Efficiency Variance:
a) Budget allowance based in actual hours
i) Fixed FOH XXX
ii) Variable FOH
(Actual hours x V.FOH Rate) XXX XXX
b) Budget allowance based in Standard hours
i) Fixed FOH XXX
ii) Variable FOH
(Standard hours allowed x V.FOH Rate) XXX XXX
Variable Efficiency Variance: XXX
4 Fixed Efficiency Variance:
a) Budgeted allowance - Based on Actual Hours:
i) Fixed FOH Actual hours x Fixed FOH rate XXX
b) Budgeted allowance - Based on Standard Hours:
i) Fixed FOH Standard hours allowed x Fixed FOH rate XXX
Fixed Efficiency Variance: XXX
4 - Variance method

8. Standard Hours Allowed
Actual Hours Allowed
Estimated Hours Allowed
Fixed FOH Volume
Efficiency Variance
Fixed FOH Volume
Capacity Variance
Fixed FOH Volume Variance
4) FACTORY OVERHEAD VARIANCE (AT BRITISH METHOD):-
 DIAGRAM:
FACTORY
OVERHEAD
Fixed Factory
Overhead Variance
Fixed FOH Expenditure
Variance
(Difference Between bugeted
amount of fixed FOH and actual
amount of fixed FOH)
Fixed FOH Volume
Variance
(Difference Between
standard hour allowed for
production and estimated
hours allowed)
Fixed FOH Volume
Efficiency Variance
(Difference Between
standard hour allowed for
production and actual hours
worked)
Fixed FOH Volume
Capacity Variance
(Difference Between
estimated hours allowed
and actual hours worked)
Variable Factory
Overhead Variance
Variable FOH
Expenditure Variance
(Difference Between Std
rate of V.FOH and Actual
V.FOH) x Actual hours
worked
Variable FOH Efficiency
Variance
(Difference Between Std.
hours allowed and actual
hours worked) x Standard rate
of V.FOH

9. Variable OH - Expenditure Variance:
(Difference Between Std rate of V.FOH and Actual V.FOH) x Actual hours worked
Standard rate of Variable expenditure per hour = XXX
Actual rate of Variable expenditure per hour:
(Rs 910,000 / 13,000 hours) XXX
Variance XXX
Actual hours worked XXX
Variable OH - Expenditure Variance XXX
Variable OH - Efficiency Variance:
(Difference Between Std. hours allowed and actual hours worked) x Standard rate of V.FOH
1 Standard hours allowed for actual production
(per unit hour consumption x actual units produce)
(1.5 hours per unit x 9,500 units) XXX
2 Actual hours used in production XXX
Variance XXX
Standard Rate XXX
Variable OH - Efficiency Variance: XXX
Fixed FOH - Expenditure Variance:
(Difference Between budegted amount of fixed FOH and actual amount of fixed FOH)
Budgeted amount of Fixed FOH XXX
Actual amount of Fixed FOH XXX
Fixed FOH - Expenditure Variance: XXX
Fixed FOH - Volume Variance:
(Difference Between standard hour allowed for production and estimated hours worked)
1 Standard hour allowed for production
(Actual units x Std hours allowed per unit)
(9,500 units x 1.5 hours per unit) XXX
2 Estimated hours allowed
(Std. units x Std hours allowed per unit)
(10,500 units x 1.5 hours per unit) XXX
XXX
Std rate of F.FOH XXX
Fixed FOH - Volume Variance: XXX
FACTORY OVERHEAD FORMULAS (AT BRITISH METHOD)

10. Fixed FOH - Volume EFFICIENCY Variance:
(Difference Between standard hour allowed for production and actual hours worked)
1 Standard hour allowed for production XXX
2 Actual hours worked XXX
XXX
Std rate of F.FOH XXX
Fixed FOH - Volume EFFICIENCY Variance: XXX
Fixed FOH - Volume CAPACITY Variance:
(Difference Between estimated hours allowed and actual hours worked)
1 Actual hours worked XXX
2 Estimated hours allowed XXX
XXX
Std rate of F.FOH XXX
Fixed FOH - Volume CAPACITY Variance: XXX

11. Actual Sales
Actual Sales At Base Year Rate
Base Year Sales
Sales Price Variance
Sales Volume Variance
Total Sales Variance
Actual COGS
Actual COGS At Base Year Rate
Base Year COGS
Cost Price Variance
Cost Volume Variance
Total Cost Variance
4) SALES VARIANCE AND COST VARIANCE:
 DIAGRAM:
SALES VARIANCE
Sales Price Variance
(Difference b/w Base year
rate and current year rate) x
Current sales (in units)
Sales Volume Variance
(Difference b/w Base year
units and current year units)
x Base year unit
COST VARAINCE
Cost Volume Variance
(Difference b/w base year
units and current year units)
x Base year rate
Cost Price Variance
(Difference b/w base year
rate and current year rate) x
Current Sales (in units)
Sales Volume Variance & Cost
Volume Variance Further
divided into two parts mention
below:
Final Sales Volume Variance
(Difference b/w base years sales
and current sales (in units)) x
average base year gross profit
per unit
Sales Mix Variance:
(Difference b/w current year
sales and current year mix at
base year mix) x Base year G.P.

12. Sales Price Variance
Formula (Difference b/w Base year units and current year units) x Base year rate
1 Base Year Rate XXX
2 Current Year Rate XXX
Variance XXX
Current Sales (In Units) XXX
Sales Price Variance XXX
Sales Volume Variance
Formula (Difference b/w Base year units and current year units) x Base year rate
1 Base Year Unit XXX
2 Current Year Unit XXX
Variance XXX
Base Year Unit XXX
Sales Price Variance XXX
Sales Mix Variance
Formula (Difference b/w current year sales and current year mix at base year mix) x Base year G.P.
1 Current Year Sales XXX
2 Actual Quantity At Base Year Mix
[Actual Sales *(Mix Product/Total Mix Product)] XXX
Variance XXX
Base Year Unit XXX
Sales Mix Variance XXX
Final Sales Volume Variance
Formula (Difference b/w base years sales and current sales (in units)) x average base year gross profit per unit
1 Current Year Sales XXX
2 Base Yeat Sales XXX
Variance XXX
Average base year Gross profit per unit XXX
Final Sales Volume Variance XXX

13. Cost Price Variance (Rate means cost rate)
Formula (Difference b/w base year rate and current year rate) x Current Sales (in units)
1 Base Year Rate XXX
2 Current Year Rate XXX
Variance XXX
Current Sales (In Units) XXX
Sales Price Variance XXX
Cost Volume Variance
Formula (Difference b/w base year units and current year units) x Base year rate
1 Base Year Unit XXX
2 Current Year Unit XXX
Variance XXX
Base Year Cost Rate XXX
Cost Volume Variance XXX
If nos. of units increased (in sales) resulting increase in the cost spending

14. RECONCILATION STATEMENT OF GROSS PROFIT
Favourable/UnFavourable sales Price variance XXX/(XXX)
Unfavourable/Favourable cost Price variance (XXX)/XXX
XXX/(XXX)
Favourable/UnFavourable Sales Mix Variance XXX/(XXX)
Unfavourable/Favourable Final Sale Volume Variance (XXX)/XXX XXX/(XXX)
Increase/Decrease in Gross profit XXX/(XXX)
1 Sales Price Variance
2 Cost Price variance
3 Sales Mix Variance
4 Final Sales volume variance
If Unfav. Then "Loss due to increase in Cost price"
If Favourable then "Gain due to shift in Sales mix"
If Unfav. Then "Loss due to shift in Sales mix"
If Favourable then " Gain due to increase in units sold"
If Unfav. Then " Loss due to decrease in units sold"
INTERPRETATION
If Favourable then "Gain due to increase in Sales price"
If Unfav. Then "Loss due to decrease in sales price"
If Favourable then "Gain due to decrease in cost price"