Kool King manufactures and sells soft drinks in three countries – Canada, Mexico, and the United...

Kool King manufactures and sells soft drinks in three countries – Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The same product is sold in each market. Budgeted and actual results for 2010 (all in Canadian dollars) are as follows: Budget for 2010				Actual for 2010
Country	Selling Price per Carton	Variable Cost per Carton	Units Sold (Cartons in Thousands)		Selling Price Per Carton	Variable Cost per Carton	Units Sold (Cartons in Thousands)
Canada	$6.60	$4.00	400,000		$6.82	$4.50	450,000
Mexico	$4.40	$2.80	600,000		$4.68	$2.75	840,000
United States 1) Compute Sales Volume Variance and Sales Quantity Variance Using Contribution Margin. Show all Calculations and Results for each Country!!	$7.70	$4.50	1,500,000		$7.48	$4.60	1,710,000

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