Price Variance. Definition: Price variance is the actual unit cost of a purchased item, minus its standard cost, multiplied by the quantity of actual units purchased. The price variance formula is: (Actual cost incurred-standard cost) x Actual quantity of units purchased. = Price variance. If the actual cost incurred is lower than the standard cost, this is considered a favorable price variance.
Calcium occurs in water naturally. Seawater contains approximately 400 ppm calcium. One of the main reasons for the abundance of calcium in water is its natural occurrence in the earth's crust.
The first 92 (through uranium) occur naturally. The others are transuranics.. As of 2009, there are 118 ending with ununoctium. All together there are 117 elements on the periodic table, 94 of which occur naturally on earth. According to Wikipedia, there are 117 elements that have been isolated or synthesized, with a gap between element 116 and element 118.