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direct materials usage variance

A variance arising in a standard costing system that indicates the difference between the standard cost of direct materials that should have been used (standard quantity times standard cost) for the good output and the actual quantity of direct materials used at their standard cost. To learn more, see Explanation of Standard Costing.


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