Which of the following is not likely to have caused a materials price variance?
a. The vendor from whom we always bought component XYZ closed and we found a new one.
b. One of the workers inadvertently cut several pieces of steel to the wrong length.
c. We started using a higher grade of lumber in our process.
d. Higher oil prices have increased the costs of shipping the ingredients to us.
b
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