All of the Following Statements Are Correct About Controllable Costs

question 149

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements are correct about controllable costs except

• A) all costs are controllable at some level of responsibility within a company.
• B) all costs are controllable by top management.
• C) fewer costs are controllable as one moves up to each higher level of managerial responsibility.
• D) costs incurred directly by a level of responsibility are controllable at that level.

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Definitions:

Demand Curve

A graph representing the relationship between the price of a good and the amount of it that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices.

Perfectly Inelastic

A situation in demand or supply where a change in price does not result in any change in the quantity demanded or supplied, represented by a vertical curve.

Price Setters

Firms or entities that have the ability to influence or determine the price of goods or services in the market due to lack of competition or other factors.

Lowering the Price

A strategy in which a seller reduces the cost of a product or service to attract more buyers or drive sales volume.