New Lending Technologies Reduce Lending Costs When They _______Default Rates

question 2

Multiple Choice

New lending technologies reduce lending costs when they _______default rates without ________ supervision costs,or __________ supervision costs without raising the default rates.

• A) Reduce; raising; increase
• B) Increase; lowering; reduce
• C) Reduce; lowering; increase
• D) Reduce; raising; reduce

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Definitions:

Direct Materials Variances

The difference between the actual cost of direct materials used in production and the standard cost of those materials.

Standard Cost System

An accounting system that uses standard costs for valuing inventory and cost of goods sold, based on predetermined prices and rates.

Indeterminate

A term used to describe a condition or outcome that cannot be definitively determined or predicted based on the available information.

Value of Y

Typically refers to the numerical worth or significance assigned to the variable 'Y' in mathematical or statistical contexts.