Management by exception is a practice whereby managers focus more closely on ________.

1) A master budget is ________.
2) Management by exception is a practice whereby managers focus more closely on ________.
3) A variance is ________.
4) An unfavorable variance indicates that ________.
5) A favorable variance indicates that ________.
6) What is the static-budget variance of revenues?
7) What is the static-budget variance of variable costs?
8) What is the static-budget variance of operating income?
9) What is the static-budget variance of revenues?
10) What is the static-budget variance of variable costs?
11) What is the static-budget variance of operating income?
12) What is the static-budget variance of revenues?
13) What is the static-budget variance of variable costs?
14) What is the static-budget variance of operating income?
15) Regier Company had planned for operating income of $10 million in the master budget but actually achieved operating income of only $7 million.
16) A master budget is called a static budget because it is developed around a single planned output level.
17) When considered in isolation, a favorable variance decreases operating income relative to the budgeted amount.
18) A variance is the difference between the actual cost for the current and expected (or budgeted) performance.
19) A favorable variance results when actual costs exceed budgeted costs.
20) Management by exception is the practice of concentrating on areas not operating as anticipated (such as a cost overrun) and placing less attention on areas operating as anticipated.
21) A favorable variance indicates that budgeted costs are less than actual costs.
22) A favorable variance should be ignored by management.
23) Variances are used for evaluating performance and for motivating managers.