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Mathematical question?
Category: Science > Math Asked by: mit06-ga List Price: $5.00 |
Posted:
21 Apr 2006 08:07 PDT
Expires: 21 May 2006 08:07 PDT Question ID: 721332 |
how to calculate the weight? Actual Volume Budget Volume Variance ProductA 8 5 60% ProductB 20 15 33% Total 28 20 40% Actual Revenue Budget Volume Variance ProductA 100 85 18% ProductB 400 350 14% Total 500 435 14.9% Actual Revenue/Volume BudgetRevenue/Volume Variance weight ProductA 12.5 17 -26% X ProductB 20 23.33 -14% Y Total 17.86 21.75 -17.9% My Questions is how can i calculate the weight(X and Y) for variance of revenue/volume? X and Y should satisfy the following equation : -26%X+(-14%)Y=-17.9% |
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Re: Mathematical question?
From: unkul-ga on 23 Apr 2006 12:22 PDT |
Isn't the answer simply the proportional weightings of product A and B? If so, X+Y=1. You already know that -26%X-14%Y=-17.9% By using algebra: 14Y = 17.9 -26X 14Y = 17.9 - 26(1-Y) 12Y = 8.1 Y = 0.675 so X = 0.325 And just to check, (-26% x 0.325) + (-14% x 0.675) does equal -17.9% |
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