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The paper aims to highlight the issues in traditional yield and mix variances that can lead to misleading decisions.

A Note on Yield Variance and Mix Variance.

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This note discusses yield and mix variances in sales and production, suggesting alternatives to prevent dysfunctional decisions.

The paper aims to highlight the issues in traditional yield and mix variances that can lead to misleading decisions.
Discusses the partitioning of sales and production variance into yield and mix variances.
Identifies defects in traditional methods related to unit price variability.
Proposes alternative methods for calculating yield and mix variances based on production costs.
Traditional variances can yield conflicting positive or negative interpretations based on measurement choices.
The proposed methods improve clarity and decision-making by standardizing unit price evaluation.

Yoram C. Peles (1986) studied this question.

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