The Unfavorable Volume Variance May Be Due to All of the Following

question 104

Multiple Choice

The unfavorable volume variance may be due to all of the following factors except

• A) failure to maintain an even flow of work
• B) machine breakdowns
• C) unexpected increases in the cost of utilities
• D) failure to obtain enough sales orders

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Definitions:

Efficiently

The ability to achieve a desired result or produce a desired output with the least amount of waste, effort, or inefficiency.

Capacity

The maximum level of output that a company can sustain to make a product or provide a service.

Production Possibilities Frontier

A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two goods, given a set of inputs, assuming all resources are fully and efficiently utilized.

Unemployment Rate

The slice of the labor pool actively seeking employment but currently unemployed.