12-29 PM Sun May 3 Chapter 18. Managerial Accounting Concepts and Principles Accounting - Fundamental Accounting Principles. Wild, Shaw, and Chiappetta 23e, Flexible Budgets and Standard Costs A company has an unfavorable direct materials quantity variance. A possible reason for this variance is that: Click the answer you think is right. the production department used fewer materials than expected the purchasing department purchased materials at a cost less than expected the production department used more materials than expected the purchasing department purchased materials at a cost more than expected Do you know the answer? I know it Think so Unsure