Unfavorable Variances Are Red Flags That a Manager Has Performed

question 86

True/False

Unfavorable variances are red flags that a manager has performed poorly.

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Definitions:

Initial Value Method

An accounting method which records assets and investments at their original purchase cost.

Lower-of-Cost-or-Market-Value

An accounting principle requiring that inventory be recorded at the lower of either its historical cost or its current market value.

Book Value

The value of an asset as reported on a company's balance sheet, calculated as the cost of the asset minus any accumulated depreciation.

Impairment Model

Impairment Model is an accounting method that requires assets to be reviewed for impairment, whereby their carrying value is adjusted to reflect their recoverable amount if this is less than their current book value.