The Variance from Standard for Factory Overhead Resulting from Incurring

question 82

True/False

The variance from standard for factory overhead resulting from incurring a total amount of factory overhead cost that is greater or less than the amount budgeted for the level of operations achieved is termed controllable variance.

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Definitions:

Population

A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular geographic area, or the total number of individuals belonging to a particular category or groups.

Sample

A subset of a population selected for measurement, observation, or questioning to provide statistical information about the whole.

Biased Sample

A sample that does not accurately represent the population from which it was drawn, usually due to prejudiced selection methods.

Representative Sample

A segment of a population that correctly embodies the traits of the entire population group.