Application: Calculating Variances and Analyzing the Results While many organizational costs can be planned for, the actual results may vary from the...

Be sure to include whether alternatives exist for the future of the organization and explain how the results of the variance analysis might influence those alternatives.

Hint: See the Weekly Briefing as well as the Injection Molding Department self-study problem on page 562 of your text.

Submit your Application (both your Excel and Word files) by Day 7.

To submit your Assignment, do the following:

• Save Part 1 of your Assignment as a “.xls” file with the filename “WK5AssgnP1+last name+first initial.xls”. Sally Ride’s filename would be “WK5AssgnP1RideS.xls”.
• Save Part 2 of your Assignment as a ”.doc” file with the filename “WK5AssgnP2+last name+first initial.doc”. Sally Ride’s filename would be “WK5AssgnP2RideS.doc”.
• To upload Part 1 of your Assignment, click onAssignmentson the course navigation menu, and then click theAssignment Part 1 – Week 5link.
• To upload Part 2 of your Assignment, click onAssignmentson the course navigation menu, and then click theAssignment Part 2 Turnitin – Week 5link.

General Guidance on Application Length:

Your Application, due by Day 7, will typically be 2–3 paragraphs in length as a general expectation/estimate for each bullet point. Refer to the rubric for the Week 5 Application for grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use the rubric to assess your work.