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AccountingSurvey of Accounting (Accounting I)a. What are the two variances between the actual cost and the standard cost for direct materials? b. Discuss some possible causes of these variances.

a. What are the two variances between the actual cost and the standard cost for direct materials? b. Discuss some possible causes of these variances.

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Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)

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Carl Warren
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305961883
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Survey of Accounting (Accounting I)

8th Edition
Carl Warren
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305961883

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b. Discuss some possible causes of these variances.

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