A Private Corporation Is a Corporation Whose Stock Is Owned

question 101

True/False

A private corporation is a corporation whose stock is owned by relatively few people and is not traded openly in the stock market.

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Definitions:

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the standard cost allocated to production, based on the actual hours worked.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production time, calculated by the number of hours machines are operating in the manufacturing process.

Budget Variance

The difference between budgeted figures and actual figures for a particular accounting category.

Volume Variance

The difference between the expected and actual sales volumes, impacting revenue and expenses.