Rogillo,Inc.had an unfavorable labor efficiency variance and an unfavorable materials quantity variance.Which department might be held accountable for these variances?
A)Purchasing,because bad materials can harm labor efficiency.
B)Production,because inefficient workers may use more materials than allowed.
C)Marketing.
D)Shipping.
E)Both A and/or B are possiblE.

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Both the purchasing and production department could be held accountable for the unfavorable labor efficiency variance and unfavorable materials quantity variance. Purchasing department could have purchased low-quality materials which affected the productivity of the workers while the production department could have used more materials than required due to inefficiencies in their processes. Therefore, either one or both could be responsible for these variances. Marketing and shipping departments are not directly related to labor and materials costs.