Which of the Following Statements Is True of Civil Law

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of civil law?

• A) In civil law, a person can be convicted of a crime only if proven guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt."
• B) Civil law deals with the enforcement or protection of private rights.
• C) In civil law, defendants who are guilty are punishable by imprisonment for more than a year.
• D) Civil law deals with offenses that tend to injure society as a whole.

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Definitions:

Standard Cost System

An accounting system that uses standard costs for product costs for the purposes of cost control and decision making.

Process Costing

An accounting methodology used for industries where production is continuous, attributing costs to units of product based on the processes they go through.

Job Order Costing

An accounting methodology used to assign manufacturing costs to an individual product or batches of products, often used in situations where each product is distinct.

Labor Price Variance

The difference between the actual cost of labor and the standard or expected cost, used as a measure of financial performance.