Editing for Conciseness Is

question 85

Multiple Choice

Editing for conciseness is

• A) less important than editing for clarity.
• B) simply a matter of cutting all paragraphs to no more than three sentences each.
• C) not necessary for business messages.
• D) easy, and should be done as you write.
• E) helpful to readers, and can make them more likely to read your documents.

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Definitions:

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the standard variable overhead allocated, based on the actual input of the allocation base.

Fixed Component

A cost that does not change with the increase or decrease in the amount of goods or services produced or sold.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An established rate used to apply manufacturing overhead costs to products, calculated in advance based on expected costs and activity levels.

Labor-Hour

A measure of work effort quantified in hours, commonly used to allocate costs or measure productivity in various contexts.