Ventura Uses a Just-In-Time (JIT) Manufacturing System for All Its

question 80

Multiple Choice

Ventura uses a just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing system for all its materials, components, and products. The master budget of the company for June called for use of 11,000 square feet of materials, while the flexible budget for the actual output of the month had 10,000 square feet of materials at a standard cost (SP) of $9.60 per square foot. Company records show that the actual price paid (AP) for the materials used in June was $9.50 per square foot, and that the direct materials purchase-price variance for the month was $1,040.

The actual total quantity of materials purchased during the month, rounded to the nearest whole number, was:

• A) 10,000 square feet.
• B) 10,400 square feet.
• C) 11,000 square feet.
• D) 13,840 square feet.
• E) 14,880 square feet.

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Definitions:

Behavioral Contrast

occurs when a change in the condition of reinforcement in one context leads to a change in behavior in another context.

Higher-order Conditioning

A form of conditioning in which a stimulus that has become a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second conditioned stimulus.

Opponent Process

A theory suggesting that emotions are regulated by mechanisms that operate in opposing pairs, allowing for emotional adaptation over time.

Behavioral Contrast

The phenomenon where the rate of response varies inversely with an alteration in the reinforcement conditions, observed across different contexts or schedules of reinforcement.