Which of the Following Statements About Georgia Is Not Correct

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about Georgia is not correct?

• A) It was supposed to flourish by exporting expensive commodities such as wine and silk.
• B) For a time it was the only English colony where slavery was forbidden.
• C) It was created in part from land bought from the Creek Indians.
• D) In its first decade, half of Georgia's immigrants came from Germany, Switzerland, and Scotland, and most had their overseas passage paid by the government.
• E) It was populated by large numbers of shiftless debtors who otherwise would have had to rot in jail.

Understand the concept of labor efficiency variance and its impact on job costing.

Grasp the variable and fixed overhead efficiency variance and their roles in cost management.

Determine how quantity and price standards are used to control material and labor costs.

Evaluate when and why variances can be favorable or unfavorable in manufacturing overhead.

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