Given an Actual Market for Ice Cream of 64,000 Litres

question 30

Multiple Choice

Given an actual market for ice cream of 64,000 litres, forecasted market for ice cream of 60,000 litres, actual sales of 3,200 litres, projected market share of 4.75%, and a standard contribution margin of $1.30. What is the market share variance?

• A) $104F
• B) $208F
• C) none
• D) $208U

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