When There Is a Difference Between the Actual Volume of Production

question 196

Multiple Choice

When there is a difference between the actual volume of production and the standard volume of production, which of the following, based solely on fixed overhead, occurs:

• A) Volume variance.
• B) Production variance.
• C) Quantity variance.
• D) Overhead cost variance.
• E) Controllable variance.

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