Keep favorable/unfavorable labels aligned with metric type rather than treating every positive difference as good. The download provides a specific review process. It does not make decisions or act in an account.
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Download SKILL.mdWhat to provide
Approved budget/actual values, revenue/cost labels, variance formula and sign convention.
How it works
- Confirm actual-minus-budget or budget-minus-actual before calculating.
- Separate revenue, expense and nonfinancial metrics; favorable labels require owner rules.
- Calculate value and percentage only where denominator is meaningful. Budget zero leaves percentage undefined.
- Return labels, formulas and exceptions without changing a report definition or proposing a journal.
The output
metric | type | budget | actual | formula | value variance | percent | favorable rule
Worked fictional example
Expense budget 100 actual 120, actual-minus-budget +20 means unfavorable under supplied rule. Revenue 100 to 120 is favorable. Budget 0 percentage undefined.
Checks and limits
Preserve source versions and original values. Unknowns stay unknown. Use a qualified reviewer for regulated, legal or hiring decisions. No send, share, account change, schedule, ledger update or payment is authorized. No live account test is claimed.
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