Variances for Variable Costs Will Be Misleading When the Planned

question 23

Multiple Choice

Variances for variable costs will be misleading when the planned output differs from budgeted output.A solution to this problem would be

• A) calling all costs fixed.
• B) to use flexible budgeting.
• C) better prediction of output.
• D) to eliminate the budgeting process.

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Definitions:

Free Cash Flow

Another name for cash flow from assets.

Cash Flow From Assets

The total amount of money being transferred in and out of a company from its operational, investing, and financing activities.

Interest Income

Earnings acquired from investments or savings accounts via the collection of interest disbursements.

Capital Gains

Capital gains are the profits earned from the sale of an asset over its purchase price, subject to taxation at different rates depending on the length of holding the asset and the investing entity's tax bracket.