In a Company with Different Business Units,individual Managers Make Decisions

question 151

Multiple Choice

In a company with different business units,individual managers make decisions by changing various assumptions of its budget in order to determine how the modifications would affect the operational and financial results.This is an example of ________.

• A) financial statement analysis
• B) responsibility accounting
• C) sensitivity analysis
• D) zero-based budgeting

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Definitions:

Total Variable Cost

The total of all costs that vary directly with the level of output, such as materials and labor costs that increase as more units are produced.

Cost-Plus Pricing

An approach to pricing in which the final selling price is set by adding a predetermined markup to the cost of a single unit of the product.

Variable Manufacturing Cost

Refers to costs that vary directly with the level of production output, including materials, labor, and utility costs.

Cost-Plus Pricing

A pricing strategy where the selling price is determined by adding a specific markup to a product's unit cost.