Budgeted Fixed Overhead Is the Basis for Controlling Fixed Overhead

question 84

Multiple Choice

Budgeted fixed overhead is the basis for controlling fixed overhead because

• A) it provides the benchmark against which actual expenditure is compared.
• B) fixed overhead does not change as production activity varies.
• C) budgeted fixed overhead is the same at all activity levels in the flexible budget.
• D) All of the given answers

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