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favorable variance
fa·vor·a·ble var·i·ance
(
plural
fa·vor·a·ble var·i·anc·es
)
noun
Definition:
accounting
financial results better than expected:
a situation in which an anticipated cost turns about to be less than anticipated, or revenue is more than anticipated
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