Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
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ISBN: 9781259565403
Author: William N. Lanen Professor, Shannon Anderson Associate Professor, Michael W Maher
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 41P
Investigating Variances
Refer to the information in Problem 17-40.
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Write a memo to the managers at Bay Area Bank recommending which variances they should investigate this period, along with your reasons.
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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
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