Scenario 1-1 You Have the Afternoon Free. You Have a Choice Between

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Scenario 1-1
You have the afternoon free. You have a choice between going to the movies with a friend or studying economics for three hours. If you go to the movies, you will spend $8.00 on a ticket and $4.50 on popcorn. If you choose to study economics for three hours, you will raise your exam grade by 10 points.
-Refer to Scenario 1-1. What is your opportunity cost of going to the movies?

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Definitions:

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between actual variable overhead based on the standard hours allowed for the actual output and the actual variable overhead incurred.

Standard Machine-Hours

An accounting measure used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products based on the number of hours machines are expected to operate.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the expected (standard) cost of the variable overhead based on the actual production volume and the actual variable overhead incurred.

Standard Machine-Hours

A predetermined amount of time that a machine is expected to operate to meet production requirements.