Preview (2 of 1 Pages)100%Log in to unlockPage 1Loading page ...AnalyzingandManagingVariancesinBusinessOperationsWeek4DQ2Whenshouldvariancesbeinvestigated?Eachcompanyisdifferent;theywilleachhavetheirownstandardsastowhenvariancesshouldbeinvestigated.Answer:Variancesshouldbeinvestigatedwhentheyexceedpre-establishedthresholdsorwhentheysignificantlyimpactfinancialperformance.Thespecifictimingdependsonthecompany’spoliciesandthematerialityofthevariance.Whoshouldberesponsibleforcorrectinganegativevariance?Why?Negativevariancesarealsoknownasunfavorablevariances.Astowhoisresponsibleforcorrectingtheunfavorablevariancedependsonwherethevarianceoccurred.Theresponsiblepartycouldbeadepartmentoranindividuallikeamanager.Ifthevarianceoccurredwithoverheadthentheproductiondepartmentwouldberesponsibletocorrectit.Answer:Theresponsiblepartyforcorrectinganegativevariancedependsonwhereitoccurred.Forexample,ifthevarianceisrelatedtooverhead,theproductiondepartmentwouldtypicallyberesponsibleforcorrectingit.Page 2Loading page ...DownloadedfromStudyXY.com®+StudyXYSdYe.o>\|iF’prE\3SStudyAnythingThisContentHasbeenPostedOnStudyXY.comassupplementarylearningmaterial.StudyXYdoesnotendroseanyuniversity,collegeorpublisher.Allmaterialspostedareundertheliabilityofthecontributors.wv8)www.studyxy.comReport