A Performance Report Prepared for September Operations Under a Flexible

question 24

Multiple Choice

A performance report prepared for September operations under a flexible budget approach would show:

• A) Actual costs under budget by $6,500.
• B) Total costs per flexible budget of $215,000.
• C) Actual costs under budget by $21,500.
• D) Actual costs over budget by $15,000.

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Definitions:

General Deterrence

A strategy to discourage criminal behavior in the general population through the threat of punishment.

Individual Deterrence

A principle in criminal justice intended to discourage an individual from committing future offenses through the imposition of penalties.

Significant Effect

A notably large or important impact or influence on a situation, process, or condition.

Utilitarian Philosophy

An ethical theory suggesting that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, usually defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.