At Phoenix Instruments,Claudia Pulls Six Samples an Hour from an Assembly

question 89

Multiple Choice

At Phoenix Instruments,Claudia pulls six samples an hour from an assembly line to examine them for quality defects.If she finds any,she makes adjustments to various pieces of equipment in his area.Claudia job involves _____.

• A)feed-forward control
• B)benchmarking
• C)reduced cycle time
• D)statistical process control
• E)strategic control

---

Definitions:

Unfavorable Direct Materials Price Variance

A financial metric indicating that the actual cost of direct materials was higher than the planned or standard cost, leading to a decrease in profitability.

Standard Price

Standard price is a pre-determined cost assigned to materials, labor, and overheads to measure variances in budgeting and accounting.

Direct Materials

Raw materials directly used in the production of goods, easily traceable to the final product.

Theoretical Standard

A benchmark for the most efficient level of operating performance or cost control, assuming perfect conditions.