If a Quality Performance Report Compares the Actual Quality Costs

question 85

Multiple Choice

If a quality performance report compares the actual quality costs for the period to the budgeted quality costs for the period, that report is

• A) a multiple-period trend report.
• B) a long-range standard report.
• C) an interim standard report.
• D) none of these.

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Definitions:

Output

The amount of goods or services produced by a company, industry, or economy within a specific period.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing how the cost of producing one more unit of a good varies with the quantity of the good produced.

Average Total Cost (ATC)

The total cost of production divided by the quantity of output produced, representing the per-unit production cost.

Total Variable Cost

The sum of those costs that rise as output increases. Examples of variable costs are wages paid to workers and payments for raw materials.