A Purchase of a Foreign Asset by a Domestic Firm

question 26

Multiple Choice

A purchase of a foreign asset by a domestic firm or household is called a(n)

• A) import.
• B) export.
• C) capital outflow.
• D) capital inflow.
• E) quota.

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Definitions:

Labor Rate Variance

A measure used in cost accounting to analyze the difference between the actual labor cost incurred and the standard labor cost for the actual labor hours worked.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

Refers to the difference between the standard cost of variable overheads for the actual production level and the actual variable overheads incurred.

Labor Rate Variance

The difference between the actual cost of labor and the budgeted cost, indicating how well a company has controlled its labor costs.

Labor Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual hours worked by employees to produce goods and the expected hours, used to measure workforce efficiency.