Marginal Rate Uncertainty Includes the Risk That Congress Will Change

question 63

True/False

Marginal rate uncertainty includes the risk that Congress will change tax rates, increasing the tax costs of future income.

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Definitions:

Labor Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual hours worked and the expected hours worked, valued at the standard labor rate.

Labor Rate Variance

The variance between the real labor cost and the anticipated (or norm) cost, calculated based on the working hours.

Materials Quantity Variance

A calculation of the difference between actual material usage and expected usage in production, multiplied by the standard cost for each unit.

Materials Price Variance

The difference between the actual cost of materials and the expected cost based on standard prices.