
Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9780077826482
Author: Stacey M Whitecotton Associate Professor, Robert Libby, Fred Phillips Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 5MC
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Variances are generally the deviations of actual reports with the budgeted reports made for the business. This is determined by comparing the actual one with the budgeted goals so as to know the deviation and then the managers can take the actions which are better for eliminating the variances.
Spending variances are the one which indicates the difference between the actual expense and budgeted expense.
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