Which of the Following Is Indicated by a Favorable Fixed

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is indicated by a favorable fixed overhead volume variance of a manufacturing company?

• A)The creation of excess inventory
• B)The actual overhead exceeded the budgeted overhead
• C)Sales exceeded production
• D)Variable overhead costs were less than fixed overhead costs

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Definitions:

Absolute Price

The price of a good or service without taking inflation or purchasing power into account.

Indifference Curves

A graph showing different bundles of goods between which a consumer is indifferent, pointing out the preferences of the consumer for one combination of goods over another.

Bowed Inward

A description often used in economics to illustrate a production possibility frontier that indicates increasing opportunity costs for producing goods.

Budget Constraint

The limit on the consumption bundles that a consumer can afford to purchase based on their income and the prices of goods and services.