The Use of Standards Allows Managers To

question 98

Multiple Choice

The use of standards allows managers to:

• A) identify the sources of variances
• B) determine whether the offsetting of variances is hiding operational problems
• C) neither a or b
• D) both a and b

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Definitions:

Products

Goods or services that are created through a process of production and can be offered in a market to satisfy a need or want.

Factor Inputs

The resources used in the production of goods and services, such as labor, land, and capital.

Long Run

A period in economics where all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing all inputs to be adjusted.

Short Run

A period in which at least one factor of production is fixed, limiting the ability of a business to expand its output.