The Variance That Examines the Difference Between the Budgeted and Actual

question 21

Multiple Choice

The variance that examines the difference between the budgeted and actual activities taken to produce an output is

• A) Cost variance
• B) Volume variance
• C) Price variance
• D) Efficiency variance
• E) Intensity variance

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