What was the Labor Theory of Value?

The Labor Theory of Value was one of the early attempts to explain how market prices form. It followed the idea that the main driver for goods’ value is the labor necessary to produce them. Under the theory, the labor hours it takes workers to produce a commodity is the source of its value. The […]

Creating a Variance Analysis Model – Part 1

Today we will take a more detailed look at Variance Analysis. In this article, we will deal with the theory, and in next week’s article, we will build an Excel model to look more practically at the subject. Variance Analysis Variance analysis looks at the differences between planned and actual numbers. This method is used […]