How do I explain a variance?
Name the likely causes, say which are controllable by the manager in question, and say what you would investigate first. A calculation with no explanation earns the calculation points only, and those are usually the smaller share.
This comes up on Managerial Accounting Support, where it is answered in the context of the work itself.
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