Which of the Rules for Coding Has Been Violated by the Following

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which of the rules for coding has been violated by the following responses to a question about annual salary? ? $\text {under 120000}$
? $\text {\$20 000-40 000}$
? $\text {\$40 000-\$60 000}$
? $\text {above \$60 000}$

• A) Coding categories should be exhaustive.
• B) Coding categories should be mutually exclusive.
• C) Coding categories should be test tabulated.
• D) Coding categories should be all-inclusive.

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Definitions:

Operating Income

The profit realized from a business's operations after deducting operating expenses from gross profit.

Dividends

Financial distributions to a corporation's shareholders, usually coming from the business's earnings.

Quantity Variance

A variance that is computed by taking the difference between the actual quantity of the input used and the amount of the input that should have been used for the actual level of output and multiplying the result by the standard price of the input.

Standard Quantity

The expected or planned amount of materials or inputs required for the production of a unit of product, based on efficient operations.