What Trend Is Driving the Need for Increased Use of Private

question 20

Multiple Choice

What trend is driving the need for increased use of private policing?

• A)Increase in burglary alarms
• B)Proliferation of cybercrime
• C)Need to conduct background checks
• D)Protecting existing resources

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Definitions:

Standard Cost System

An accounting method that uses cost estimates for labor, materials, and overhead to assign costs to products, facilitating variance analysis between expected and actual costs.

Actual Results

The real financial or operational outputs of a business, as opposed to projections or estimates.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the expected (or standard) variable overhead allocated, based on activity level.

Lubricants

Substances applied to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact, which ultimately reduces the heat generated when the surfaces move.