Under normal circumstances,a purchasing manager who buys poor quality materials because they were cheaper could potentially be responsible for causing all of the following variances except a(n):

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A purchasing manager buying poor quality materials at a cheaper price would typically result in a favorable purchase price variance because the materials cost less than expected. However, this could lead to unfavorable variances in materials quantity (due to needing more materials to compensate for poor quality) and labor efficiency (due to workers taking longer to produce products with substandard materials), but not an unfavorable purchase price variance, as the initial decision was based on lower cost.

Under Normal Circumstances,a Purchasing Manager Who Buys Poor Quality Materials