To Effectively Use Variances to Improve Operations,management Should Take the Following

question 9

Multiple Choice

To effectively use variances to improve operations,management should take the following steps except:

• A)Taking appropriate action to follow up on variances.
• B)Breaking down the total variance by usage and price.
• C)Adding variances together to determine the impact on financial statements.
• D)Analyzing cause and effect of both favorable and unfavorable variances.

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