Which of the Following Is True of Variance

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of variance?

• A) Managers should interpret a favorable variance as "good news".
• B) Managers should not simply interpret a favorable variance as good but should understand why the variance occurred.
• C) A small variance or zero variance definitively reveals efficient performance.
• D) Managers' performance must be evaluated solely on single variance.

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Definitions:

Nucleus

The central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth, or in biology, the membrane-bound organelle in a cell that contains DNA.

Soma

In biological terms, it refers to the body of an organism as distinct from its reproductive cells, or in cellular anatomy, the cell body of a neuron.

Neuron

A specialized cell that conducts impulses through the nervous system.

Dendrite

The branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the body, or soma, of the neuron from which it projects.