Variances Could Arise: A

question 2

Short Answer

Variances could arise: a. During the normal course of operations because a machine unexpectedly breaks down.
B) Because of a permanent change in the firm's operating environment such as a competitor introduces a new product.
C) Because budgets or standards are either too tight or too loose.
D) Both A and
B) e. A, B, and
C)

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Definitions:

M

Typically represents the mean or average in statistical contexts.

Arithmetic Mean

A measure of central tendency calculated by summing all the scores and dividing by the number of scores. See Mean.

Mode

The number that occurs most often in a collection of data.

Weighted Mean

An average in which each data point contributes to the final mean with a weight that reflects its importance or frequency.