The Redrock Company Uses Flexible Budgeting for Cost Control

question 30

Multiple Choice

The Redrock Company uses flexible budgeting for cost control.Redrock produced 10,800 units of product during October,incurring indirect material costs of $13,000.Its master budget for the reflected indirect material costs of $180,000 at a production volume of 144,000 units.What was the flexible budget variance for the indirect material costs in October?

• A)$1,100 favorable.
• B)$1,100 unfavorable.
• C)$2,000 favorable.
• D)$2,000 unfavorable.
• E)$500 favorable.

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

Marginal cost is the additional cost incurred by producing one more unit of a good or service, a critical concept for understanding production decisions.

Output Increment

The increase in output that results from employing an additional unit of input, reflecting the productivity of the input in the production process.

Pure Monopolist

A single seller in a market who has exclusive control over a particular good or service and is the only one to provide that good or service.

Marginal Revenue

The additional income received from selling one more unit of a good or service; typically used to determine optimal production levels.