A Company Has a Standard Cost System in Which Fixed

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A company has a standard cost system in which fixed and variable manufacturing overhead costs are applied to products on the basis of direct labor-hours.A fixed manufacturing overhead volume variance will necessarily occur in a month in which the fixed manufacturing overhead applied to units of product on the basis of standard hours allowed differs from the budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead.

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Definitions:

Long Run

A period wherein all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing firms to adjust all inputs to reach a desired output level.

Short Run

The short run in economics is a period during which at least one factor of production is fixed, limiting the ability of businesses to adjust to market changes fully.

Average Fixed Cost

The fixed costs (costs that do not vary with output) divided by the quantity of output produced.

Marginal Cost

The expense addition due to the manufacture of one more product or service unit.