Analytical Procedures Involve

question 29

Multiple Choice

Analytical procedures involve:

• A) the investigation of identified fluctuations and relationships that are inconsistent with other information.
• B) evaluations of financial information made by a study of plausible relationships among financial and non-financial data.
• C) Both a and b
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Variable Overhead

The overhead costs that fluctuate with the level of production or business activity, such as utilities or materials consumed in production.

Direct Materials Purchases Variance

The difference between the actual costs of direct materials purchased and the expected (or standard) costs, impacting the budget and potentially financial results.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

A measure used in management accounting to assess the efficiency of variable production overhead based on the actual time taken to produce goods versus the expected time.

Standard Direct Labor-Hours

Standard direct labor-hours refer to the estimated hours of direct labor work required to produce one unit of a product or service, used for budgeting and variance analysis.