Managerial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
17th Edition
ISBN: 9781260247787
Author: Ray H. Garrison, Eric W. Noreen, Peter C. Brewer
Publisher: RENT MCG
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A favorable variance shows that the actual cost was lower than expected, at the given actual level of activity. An unfavorable variance show that the actual cost was higher than expected at the actual level of activity.

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