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Variance Detective · Level 3: The mix shift

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1Calder Outdoor Gear: budget vs actual ($000)
2Variance = actual - budget. Costs are shown as positive numbers. F = favourable, U = unfavourable.
3BudgetActualVarVar %F/U
4Revenue(1,380.0)(11.5%)U
5Cost of sales6,960.0 6,289.1 (670.9)(9.6%)F
6Gross profit5,040.0 4,330.9 (709.1)(14.1%)U
7Gross margin %42.0% 40.8% (1.2%)
8Operating expenses
9Salaries1,800.0 1,814.4 14.4 0.8% U
10Marketing720.0 715.0 (5.0)(0.7%)F
11Rent & utilities540.0 546.5 6.5 1.2% U
12Restructuring & one-off items0.0 0.0 0.0 n/a-
13Other operating costs360.0 361.8 1.8 0.5% U
14Total operating expenses3,420.0 3,437.7 17.7 0.5% U
15EBITDA1,620.0 893.2 (726.8)(44.9%)U
16EBITDA margin %13.5% 8.4% (5.1%)
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