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enhance variance investigation? [5 PTS]
a) Standard variances need no investigation
b) Surface differences explain everything
c) Root cause identification guides corrective
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Transcribed Image Text:General Accounting: How does causal analysis
enhance variance investigation? [5 PTS]
a) Standard variances need no investigation
b) Surface differences explain everything
c) Root cause identification guides corrective
actions
d) Analysis wastes resources
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