Which Is an Example of Scaffolding

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Multiple Choice

Which is an example of scaffolding?

• A) David helps his son build a model airplane by assembling it while his son watches.
• B) Howard and Priscilla buy a Wii game system for their 5-year-old daughter Rebecca. They set it up for her and then allow her to figure out how to turn it on and use it.
• C) Richard buys a do-it-yourself kite kit for his 6-year-old daughter Angela. He lays all of the pieces out for her and then allows her to read the instructions and follow them herself.
• D) Miriam helps her son Ben to make cookies. She measures all of the ingredients out and places them on the counter in small bowls. She reads the recipe aloud as Ben places the ingredients in the bowl and mixes them together with a spoon.

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Definitions:

Total Labor Variance

Represents the difference between the budgeted or standard cost of labor and the actual cost incurred, capturing inefficiencies or savings in labor costs.

Overhead Controllable Variance

The difference between the actual overhead incurred and the overhead that should have been incurred, given the level of activity, which is under the control of management.

Overhead Volume Variance

The difference between the expected (budgeted) and the actual overhead costs incurred, due to variations in the level of produced or sold volume.

Standard Cost

A predetermined cost of manufacturing a product or providing a service, used as a benchmark to measure performance.