When a Research Study Is Not Conducted According to the Plan

question 42

Multiple Choice

When a research study is not conducted according to the plan in the proposal for the research study,what kind of error has occurred?

• A)random sampling error
• B)systematic error
• C)respondent error
• D)implementation error

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Definitions:

Budget Variances

The differences between budgeted amounts and actual amounts.

Machine-Hours

An allocation base in cost accounting used to assign costs to products or services, based on the hours of machine operation required.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Consists of manufacturing costs that do not change with the level of production, such as salaries of supervisors and rent for factory premises.

Denominator Level

The level of activity used to compute the fixed manufacturing overhead rate in absorption costing, affecting inventory and cost of goods sold.