In Reviewing the Activities of the Mixing Department for the Month

question 176

Essay

In reviewing the activities of the Mixing Department for the month of June the manager of the department notices that there was an unfavorable materials price variance for the month and there was an unfavorable materials quantity variance. Under what circumstances if any can the responsibility for each variance be placed on (a) the purchasing department and (b) the production department?

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Definitions:

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction or behavior to a specific stimulus as a result of conditioning or training.

Conditioning Trial

An experimental setup in classical conditioning where a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus until the neutral stimulus alone elicits a conditioned response.

Voluntary Action

An activity or action undertaken by an individual out of free will, without external compulsion or coercion.

Stimulus Generalization

A psychological phenomenon in which a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli, causing the same response.