Which of the Following Statements About Standard Costs Is False

question 232

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about standard costs is false?

• A) Properly set standards should promote efficiency.
• B) Standard costs facilitate management planning.
• C) Standards should not be used in "management by exception."
• D) Standard costs can simplify the costing of inventories.

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Definitions:

Hypergeometric Probability

The probability of a certain number of successes in draws from a finite population without replacement, where each draw can result in a success or a failure.

Continuous Probability

The probability of outcomes in a continuous range of values rather than discrete outcomes.

Hypergeometric Formula

A statistical formula used to calculate probabilities without replacement for finite populations.

Without Replacement

A sampling method where each selected unit is not returned to the population before the next draw.