An Unfavorable Flexible Budget Variance in Operating Income Might Be

question 56

Multiple Choice

An unfavorable flexible budget variance in operating income might be due to a(n) :

• A)increase in price.
• B)decrease in volume.
• C)increase in variable expenses per unit.
• D)decrease in fixed costs.

Analyze how cost curves (MC, AVC, AFC, TC, ATC) behave and how they relate to each other in short-run production.

Determine the stages of production including increasing returns, diminishing returns, and negative returns in the context of the law of diminishing marginal returns.

Calculate total cost, total variable cost, total fixed cost, marginal cost, average variable cost, average total cost, and average fixed cost given necessary data.

Identify the point where the marginal cost curve intersects the average total cost and average variable cost curves, and understand the significance of these intersections.

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Definitions:

Bottleneck

A point of congestion in a production system that occurs when workloads arrive too quickly for the production process to handle, impairing the efficiency of the system.

Constrained Resource

A limited resource within a production process that restricts the company's ability to produce more goods or services.

Profitable Use

An application or deployment of resources in a manner that generates financial gain or returns above the initial cost.

Contribution Margin

The amount by which a product's selling price exceeds its total variable costs, contributing to covering fixed costs and generating profit.