Outsourcing Is a Common Source of External Capacity

question 9

True/False

Outsourcing is a common source of external capacity.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor

The cost of workers who are directly involved in the production of goods or the delivery of services.

Standard Cost System

An accounting method that assigns predetermined costs to products and services, which are then compared to actual costs to measure performance.

Labor Rate Variance

The difference between the actual cost of labor and the budgeted or standard cost of labor, used as a measure of performance in cost control.

Average Cost

A financial metric calculated by dividing the total cost of goods available for sale by the total number of items available for sale, used to determine the profitability of sales.