The Overhead Variance Is Equal to the Difference Between

question 93

Multiple Choice

The overhead variance is equal to the difference between

• A) fixed overhead costs and flexible overhead costs.
• B) estimated overhead rate and applied overhead rate.
• C) actual overhead costs and variable overhead costs.
• D) actual overhead costs and standard overhead costs.

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Definitions:

Watchdog Timer

Monitors logic circuits controlling the processor. If the watchdog timer, which is reset every scan, ever times out, the processor is assumed to be faulty and is disconnected from the process.

CPU

Central Processing Unit, the primary component of a computer that performs most of the processing inside a computer.

Output Module

A component in a control system that sends signals or power from the system to the external environment.

PLC System

A PLC system (Programmable Logic Controller) is a digital computer used for automation of electromechanical processes, such as control of machinery on factory assembly lines.