Although Elected Officials Have a Variety of Strategies for Preventing

question 62

Multiple Choice

Although elected officials have a variety of strategies for preventing bureaucratic drift, a key limitation is that

• A) they work on executive departments but not independent agencies.
• B) they usually do not have enough information to decide on the appropriate tactic.
• C) bureaucrats may just ignore them and do what they want anyway.
• D) most require the president and Congress to agree on their use.

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Definitions:

Activity-based Costing

Activity-based costing involves identifying and assigning costs to overhead activities and then assigning those costs to products or services based on their consumption of those activities, offering detailed insights into cost drivers.

Floral Bouquets

Arrangements of flowers often used for decorative purposes or given as gifts for special occasions, composed of various types of flowers and foliage.

Activity-based Costing

A costing method that assigns overhead and indirect costs to specific activities, improving the accuracy of product and service pricing.

Idle Capacity

Unused production capability or facilities that could be used to produce more goods but are not currently being utilized due to lack of demand or efficiency.