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Management · Q164

Management Accounting

Graduate and Post Graduate · Management · question 164

Q164

Flexible budget variance is subtracted from actual cost to calculate

A.
flexible budget cost
Answer
B.
flexible investment cost
C.
static budget cost
D.
static variable cost

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Flexible budget variance is subtracted from actual cost to calculate flexible budget cost. A flexible budget is a budget that adjusts or flexes with changes in volume or activity. The flexible budget is more sophisticated and useful than a static budget. (The static budget amounts do not change. They remain unchanged from the amounts established at the time that the static budget was prepared and approved.)