An Unfavorable Flexible-Budget Variance for Variable Costs May Be the Result

question 60

Multiple Choice

An unfavorable flexible-budget variance for variable costs may be the result of ________.

• A) using more input quantities than were budgeted
• B) paying lower prices for inputs than were budgeted
• C) selling output at a higher selling price than budgeted
• D) selling less quantity compared to the budgeted

---

Definitions:

Evolutionary History

The chronological sequence of biological events and processes that have led to the diversity of life and the traits observed in organisms today.

Thrifty Genotype

A hypothesis suggesting that certain genes predispose individuals to efficiently collect and process food to deposit fat during periods of food abundance, which could lead to obesity in sedentary lifestyles.

Mendelian Rules

The foundational principles of genetics discovered by Gregor Mendel, explaining how traits are inherited through dominant and recessive alleles.

Inheritance

The process by which genetic information is passed on from parents to their offspring, determining certain characteristics of the offspring.