{"id":58788,"date":"2024-04-16T01:25:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=58788"},"modified":"2024-04-16T01:25:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:25:37","slug":"volume-variance-arises-because-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/volume-variance-arises-because-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Volume variance arises because of:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a971d90e2577\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Increase in overhead rate per hour                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Decrease in overhead rate per hour                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Increase or decrease in actual output as compared to the budgeted output                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Difference in budgeted overheads and actual overheads                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: C. Increase or decrease in actual output as compared to the budgeted output.<\/p>\n<p>Volume variance is the difference between the budgeted fixed overheads and the actual fixed overheads, adjusted for the difference between the actual production volume and the budgeted production volume.<\/p>\n<p>A. Increase in overhead rate per hour will result in a fixed overhead rate variance, not a volume variance.<\/p>\n<p>B. Decrease in overhead rate per hour will result in a fixed overhead rate variance, not a volume variance.<\/p>\n<p>D. Difference in budgeted overheads and actual overheads will result in a spending variance, not a volume variance.<\/p>\n<p>Volume variance is caused by the difference between the actual production volume and the budgeted production volume. If the actual production volume is higher than the budgeted production volume, the volume variance will be favorable. 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