___________ Is the Combination of Operating Expenses and Other Charges

question 74

Multiple Choice

___________ is the combination of operating expenses and other charges expressed as a ratio of total assets in a mutual fund.

• A) Trading expense
• B) Maintenance expense
• C) MER
• D) Fixed cost
• E) DSC

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Definitions:

Budget Variance

The difference between the budgeted or planned amounts and the actual amounts incurred.

Standard Cost

A predetermined cost of manufacturing a single unit or a number of product units during a specific period under normal conditions.

Variable Overhead

Costs that vary with production volume, such as utilities or materials, which do not remain fixed over time.

Cost Driver

A factor that causes the cost of an activity to increase or decrease, such as machine-hours, labor hours, or production volume.