The Procedures Used by a Company to Collect Overdue or Delinquent

question 92

Multiple Choice

The procedures used by a company to collect overdue or delinquent accounts receivable are called

• A) credit monitoring.
• B) collection policy.
• C) aging of accounts receivable.
• D) payment pattern monitoring.

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Definitions:

Labor Rate Variance

The difference between the actual cost of direct labor and the expected (or standard) cost, calculated as (Actual rate - Standard rate) x Actual hours.

Standard Hourly Rate

The predetermined cost per hour for labor, used in budgeting and costing to assign labor costs to products and services.

Standard Quantity

The budgeted or pre-determined amount of material or input expected to be used during a manufacturing process.

Standard Hours Allowed

The time that should have been taken to complete the period’s output. It is computed by multiplying the actual number of units produced by the standard hours per unit.