Statistical Techniques Based on Assumptions About the Population from Which

question 35

True/False

Statistical techniques based on assumptions about the population from which the sample data are selected are called parametric statistics.

Understand the process of calculating standard costs for products.

Calculate material price variances and material quantity variances.

Calculate labor rate variances and labor efficiency variances.

Understand and apply variable overhead efficiency and rate variances.

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Definitions:

Inflation

A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.

Disposable Income

The amount of money individuals have available to spend and save after taxes have been deducted from their income.

Economize

The action of reducing expenditure or efficiently managing resources to avoid waste and save money.

Foreclose

The legal process by which a lender takes control of a property from a borrower due to failure to meet the repayment terms of a loan.