An Unfavorable Volume Variance for Variable Expenses Would Indicate That

question 133

Multiple Choice

An unfavorable volume variance for variable expenses would indicate that:

• A)fewer units were actually sold than the company had anticipated.
• B)the expenses of the company were less than what they had planned.
• C)more units were actually sold than the company had originally budgeted to sell.
• D)actual variable expenses were higher than the flexible budget variable expenses.

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Definitions:

Number Conservation

A cognitive ability in children that demonstrates their understanding that quantity remains the same despite changes in shape or arrangement.

Preoperational Thought

A stage in Piaget's cognitive development theory characterized by symbolic thinking, egocentrism, and a lack of logical reasoning in children aged 2 to 7 years.

Centration

A characteristic of preoperational thought in which the child tends to focus on one salient feature of an experience or event at a time.

Zone Of Proximal Development

In Vygotsky’s theory, the range of concepts and skills that a learner is to understand or perform only with support or scaffolding from someone else.