Steve Enters a Convenience Store with the Intent to Steal

question 81

Multiple Choice

Steve enters a convenience store with the intent to steal a couple of cases of beer. However, after he grabs the beer, he is confronted by the store clerk. Steve shoots and kills the clerk before running out of the store with the two cases of beer. Under the hierarchy rule, which crime(s) is reported by the police to the FBI?

• A) murder
• B) murder and burglary
• C) murder, burglary, and theft
• D) murder, aggravated assault, and burglary

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Definitions:

Controlled Costs

Expenses that a company can manage or influence directly.

Static Planning Budget

A budget based on a fixed set of assumptions and output levels, without adjustments for actual activity or performance.

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of activity or volume of production in a business, such as materials and labor.

Activity Variance

The difference between a revenue or cost item in the flexible budget and the same item in the static planning budget. An activity variance is due solely to the difference between the actual level of activity used in the flexible budget and the level of activity assumed in the planning budget.