Budget (Controllable) Variance

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Budget (Controllable) Variance refers to the portion of the total variance in a budget that management can influence. Specifically, the controllable variance is the difference between the actual total overhead and the budgeted overhead costs that management can control. This variance helps in assessing managerial efficiency by isolating factors within management’s control from those that are not.

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