Only 25 Percent of Subjects in the Asch Experiment Were

question 115

Multiple Choice

Only 25 percent of subjects in the Asch experiment were "independents" who refused to

• A) give the wrong answer.
• B) inhabit the role of "guard."
• C) obey authorities asking them to shock participants.
• D) inhabit the role of "prisoner."

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Definitions:

Direct Materials Purchases Variance

is the difference between the actual cost of direct materials purchased and the expected cost under standard costing.

Actual Operations

The real, observed activities and results of a business's operations, as opposed to projections or estimates.

Materials Quantity Variance

The variance between the real amount of materials consumed in the production process and the anticipated standard amount, times the standard unit cost.

Direct Materials Purchases Variance

A measure used in accounting to analyze the difference between the budgeted cost of materials needed for production and the actual cost incurred.