When there is a difference between an amount in the "budget" column and the corresponding amount in the "actual" column,the difference,whether plus or minus,is recorded as a(n)_____.

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The difference between the budgeted amount and the actual amount is known as a variance. This term is used in accounting and financial management to describe how actual results differ from the planned or expected outcomes.

When There Is a Difference Between an Amount in the "Budget