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Question - Variance analysis and CSFs (LO4). Island Spices manufactures and distributes high-quality spices to gourmet food shops and top-quality restaurants. The firm buys its spices from various regions throughout the world. The spices are cleaned, processed, and packaged at the firm's ultraclean factory before the products are shipped to customers.
Sales volume variance $15,000 Favorable
Sales price variance $12,000 Unfavorable
Materials price variance $8,000 Favorable
Labor quantity variance $7,000 Favorable
Fixed cost spending variance $1,000 Favorable
Required -
a. Identify some critical success factors for Island Spices.
b. Suppose all of the above variances arose due to deliberate managerial actions such as cutting price to increase volume. Evaluate the fit of these actions with the overall corporate strategy and critical success factors.