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Chapter 23, Problem 15QS
Volume variance P3
Refer to information in QS 23-14. Compute the
QS 23-14
Controllable overhead variance
P3
Airpro Corp. reports the following for November. Compute the total variance and controllable overhead variance for November and classify each as favorable and unfavorable.
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