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Material cost variance equals:

AActual price − Standard price
BStandard quantity − Actual quantity
CStandard cost − Actual cost
DActual quantity × Standard rate
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Correct answer: C. Standard cost − Actual cost
1. Material cost variance compares the standard cost allowed against the actual cost incurred. 2. Symbolically: MCV = (Standard quantity × Standard price) − (Actual quantity × Actual price). 3. The other choices represent components of MCV, not the variance itself. 4. Hence MCV = Standard cost − Actual cost. _Source: ICAI BoS Inter Paper 3, Ch 13 "Standard Costing", §13.5.1 ¶2_
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