Imagine that youre now in time period 17. Activity 4-5 is now complete as scheduled, and Activity 3-6 has also just completed, two periods ahead of schedule. Imagine that Resource A cost $6,000 for each period it was active on Activity 3-6: 5 periods, not the 7 periods at $5,000 per period expected. You are now ahead.

What is the cost variance?

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