Lesson 10 Worksheet Nutrition and Foodservice Professional Training Program 9. Your department's operating statement shows the actual labor cost is higher than what was budgeted for the last few months. Your supervisor has asked you to investigate what is causing this variance. Use the table below to list and discuss the four (4) steps you would take to investigate this variance. List two (2) questions you can ask/review in each step. Step Questions to Ask/Investigate 1. 1 . 2. 1. 2. 3 . 1 . 2. 4 . 2