A Standard Cost Is

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Multiple Choice

A standard cost is

• A) a cost which is paid for a group of similar products.
• B) the average cost in an industry.
• C) a predetermined cost.
• D) the historical cost of producing a product last year.

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Definitions:

Measure of Variability

Statistical indicators that describe the spread or dispersion within a data set, such as range, variance, or standard deviation.

Range

A measure of variability, defined to be the largest value minus the smallest value.

Midrange

The statistical measure that calculates the average of the maximum and minimum values in a data set, giving a rough estimate of the data's central tendency.

Standard Deviation

An evaluation metric for the amount of variation or distribution in a set of numerical values.