Dottie's Candies discovers an unfavorable material price variance in last month's production of licorice. Which of the following is a good candidate for explaining why this happened? purchased materials with a higher than usual quality

failed to purchase enough material to meet demand

purchased too much material

employed inexperienced production workers

Dottie's Candies discovers a favorable labor efficiency variance in last month's production of gummy bears.

Which of the following is a good candidate for explaining why this happened?

		employed more highly experienced production workers than usual
		purchased materials with a lower than usual quality
		purchased too much material
		outdated standard understated how many hours the job should take