Standards differ from budgets in that

A) only budgets contribute to management planning and control.
B) budgets but not standards may be used in valuing inventories.
C) budgets but not standards may be journalized and posted.
D) budgets are a total amount and standards are a unit amount.

D) budgets are a total amount and standards are a unit amount.

Explanation:

For each given choice in the question explanation is provided below as to why its or its not the correct answer.

A) only budgets contribute to management planning and control.

Both budgets and standards contribute in the planning and control are of the company. Therefore, this option is incorrect.

B) budgets but not standards may be used in valuing inventories.

Once gain both are used for valuing inventory, this is due to the fact that budget contains details gathered in standard costing. Therefore, this option is incorrect.

C) budgets but not standards may be journalized and posted.

Both the budget and standard are journalized and posted in the accounting system. Therefore, this option is incorrect.

D) budgets are a total amount and standards are a unit amount.

As standards are unit amounts which contributes in preparing the budget which are total amounts.

Hence, option D is correct.