For Better Control of Direct Material Prices, When Should Direct

question 63

Multiple Choice

For better control of direct material prices, when should direct material price variance be recognized?

• A)when material is purchased
• B)when material is issued from the storeroom
• C)when material is put into production
• D)when production is completed

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Definitions:

Initial Endowment

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Pareto Optimal

An allocation of resources from which it is impossible to reallocate to make any one individual better off without making at least one individual worse off.

Utility Function

A mathematical representation used in economics to model the satisfaction or happiness a consumer derives from consuming goods and services.

Edgeworth Box

A diagram used in microeconomics to show the distribution of resources and the optimality of trade-offs between two agents in an economy.