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Variance Detective · Level 2: Volume and a one-off

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1Brindle Cargo Trikes: budget vs actual ($000)
2Variance = actual - budget. Costs are shown as positive numbers. F = favourable, U = unfavourable.
3BudgetActualVarVar %F/U
4Revenue(1,440.0)(15.0%)U
5Cost of sales5,568.0 4,751.7 (816.3)(14.7%)F
6Gross profit4,032.0 3,408.3 (623.7)(15.5%)U
7Gross margin %42.0% 41.8% (0.2%)
8Operating expenses
9Salaries1,440.0 1,451.5 11.5 0.8% U
10Marketing576.0 572.0 (4.0)(0.7%)F
11Rent & utilities432.0 437.2 5.2 1.2% U
12Restructuring & one-off items0.0 150.0 150.0 n/aU
13Other operating costs288.0 289.4 1.4 0.5% U
14Total operating expenses2,736.0 2,900.1 164.1 6.0% U
15EBITDA1,296.0 508.2 (787.8)(60.8%)U
16EBITDA margin %13.5% 6.2% (7.3%)
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