Cost Flexible Budget
which of the following statements about flexible budgets is not true
all of the above statements are true: the flexible budget is valid within the firm's relevant range of activity; a flexible budget is based on a simplified view of a firm's overhead cost structure; a flexible budget is not based on one particular level of activity
which of the following statements about activity-based flexible budgeting are true
all of the above: it uses several cost drivers; costs that may appear fixed with respect to a single volume-based cost driver may be variable with respect to other appropriate cost drivers; it can also be used as the basis for a flexible budget for planning and cost management purposes
which of the following is not a step in the preparation of a flexible budget
determining actual selling price per unit
activity levels in the flexible budget are based on output measures
false
the activity-based budget provides a less accurate benchmark against which to compare actual costs
false
the variable-overhead efficiency variance measures the cost of variable overhead cost driver
false
when preparing a flexible budget, ______ remain the same regardless of the output levels as long as the company is producing within the relevant range
fixed costs
in a multi-product firm, activity levels for a flexible budget are based on
input measures
a flexible budget is a budget that is valid within the firm's relevant range of activity
true
a flexible budget is not based on only one level of activity
true
in a conventional flexible budget only one cost driver is used while several cost drivers are used in an activity-based flexible budget
true
the flexible overhead budget is the cost manager's primary tool for the control of manufacturing-overhead costs under traditional cost management techniques
true
variable-overhead cost and the activity measure for the flexible budget should move together as overall productive activity changes
true