An Expense Need Not Be Recurring in Order to Be

question 79

True/False

An expense need not be recurring in order to be "ordinary."

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Definitions:

Variable Overhead Spending Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead costs incurred and the expected (or budgeted) costs, based on the actual level of production activity.

Standard Costing System

A costing method that assigns expected costs to products to assess performance by comparing these costs with the actual costs incurred.

Direct Labour Hours

The total hours worked by employees to manufacture a product, directly involved in the production process and often used to allocate manufacturing overhead.

Standard Costs

Predetermined or estimated costs used to measure the performance of a company by comparing them with actual costs.