American Idol Is a Popular Television Program Where Contestants Compete

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Multiple Choice

American Idol is a popular television program where contestants compete to win a $1 million record deal. To determine the winner, fans either dial the number or send a text message indicating their favorite contestant. The contestant with the highest number of texts and phone calls wins. What is the scarce resource in this example?

• A) $1 million record deal
• B) television ratings
• C) phone calls and text messages
• D) fans

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Definitions:

Overhead Variances

Differences between the actual overhead costs incurred and the standard costs for the overheads that were budgeted for a period.

Controllable

Controllable usually refers to expenses or costs that can be managed or influenced by decisions made by a company or an individual.

Volume

Refers to the amount of an asset or security that changes hands over a set period of time, commonly used in financial markets to gauge trading activity and liquidity.

Material Variances

The difference between the actual cost of materials used in production and the standard cost of materials that should have been used.