Which of the Following Statements Is True of the Bureaucracy

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of the bureaucracy of the federal government?

• A) The bureaucracy of the federal government is part of the executive branch.
• B) The head of the bureaucracy of the federal government reports to Congress.
• C) In the federal government, the head of the bureaucracy is the vice president of the United States.
• D) The concept of a bureaucracy is confined to the federal government.
• E) In the bureaucracy of the federal government, people are hired to work in different branches irrespective of their area of expertise.

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Definitions:

Direct Materials

Raw materials that can be directly traced to the manufacturing process of a product and are a significant component of its production cost.

Unfavorable

A term often used in budgeting and financial analysis to describe results that are worse than expected or budgeted figures.

Cost Variance

The difference between actual cost and the flexible budget at actual volumes.

Actual Cost

The incurred expenditure on materials, labor, and overhead necessary to produce a product or perform a service, reflecting the genuine expense.