The Goal of Business Activities Is Profit

question 31

True/False

The goal of business activities is profit.

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Definitions:

Standard Rate

A predetermined cost or price that is used for calculating variances, budgeting, or setting product prices.

Variable Overhead

The portion of overhead costs that varies directly with production volume.

Variable Overhead Rate Variance

The variance between the expected variable overhead according to standard cost and the actual variable overhead costs incurred.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead costs and the standard cost of variable overheads for the actual production units.