The Foxmoore Company Experienced a $100,000 Shortfall in Sales Revenues

question 131

Multiple Choice

The Foxmoore Company experienced a $100,000 shortfall in sales revenues for the year. Top management is quite disturbed about this and has decided to use variance analysis in assigning the responsibility for the decline. Which of the following variances would most likely be within the control of the marketing department?

• A) Sales mix.
• B) Market share.
• C) Sales quantity.
• D) Industry volume.

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