The Total Traceable Costs of the Account Billing Activity Centre

Multiple Choice

The total traceable costs of the account billing activity centre is $245,000. Cost behaviour analysis indicates that fixed costs are $75,000. Activity analysis indicates that the cost driver for account billing activity is the number of lines printed, and the total lines printed is 2,500,000.
-A favourable sales-activity variance means that

A) managers have been efficient in the implementation of a sales budget.
B) managers have been effective in accomplishing a planned sales level.
C) demand for the company product is strong.
D) the sales force has done an excellent job.