Answer the Following Questions Using the Information Below

question 83

Multiple Choice

Answer the following questions using the information below:
The actual information pertains to the third quarter. As part of the budgeting process, the Duck Decoy Department of Wooden Figurines Incorporated had developed the following static budget for the third quarter. Duck Decoy is in the process of preparing the flexible budget and understanding the results.

-The primary reason for high actual operating profits was:

• A)the variable-cost variance
• B)increased fixed costs
• C)higher sales volume than planned
• D)lower sales volume than planned

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Definitions:

Minimum Required Rate

The lowest expected rate of return on an investment that makes it acceptable to an investor, considering risk and opportunity cost.

Residual Income

A measure of a company's profitability, calculated by subtracting the cost of capital from operating profits.

Minimum Required Rate

The lowest rate of return that an investment must yield to be considered acceptable.

Residual Income

Income that continues to be generated after the initial effort has been expended, or in managerial accounting, the operating income that an investment center earns above the minimum required return on its operating assets.