Is National Defense Excludable? Is It Rival in Consumption? How

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Essay

Is national defense excludable? Is it rival in consumption? How do we classify national defense in terms of the four types of goods?

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Definitions:

Total Budgeted Fixed Costs

The sum of all costs that do not change with the level of production or sales over a certain period.

Master Budget

The master budget is a comprehensive financial planning document incorporating all other budgets, which outlines an organization's financial and operational goals.

Responsibility Accounting

A part of management accounting that involves accumulating and reporting revenues and costs on the basis of the manager who has the authority to make the day-to-day decisions about the items.

Noncontrollable Costs

Costs incurred indirectly and allocated to a responsibility center that are not controllable at that level.