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In budgeting, which of the following best describes variance?

a$.$ A measure of the degree of dispersion of a distribution about its mean value

b$.$ The difference between a realized value and a budgeted, or standard, value

c$.$ The percentage decrease in volume that can occur without causing the organization to lose money

d$.$ The difference between operating profit and total profit

e$.$ The difference between total revenues and total costs