Abstract:This Knowledge Module provides an overview of Variance Analysis and how it relates to the overall budgeting process. Users gain an appreciation of the usefulness of variance analysis from an accounting perspective. A quantitative demonstration of how to compute and analyze direct labour rate and efficiency variances is demonstrated.
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