An Increase in the Marginal Rate of Return on Bread-Mixing

question 110

Multiple Choice

An increase in the marginal rate of return on bread-mixing machines would

• A)reduce the supply of loanable funds and reduce the equilibrium market interest rate
• B)reduce the supply of loanable funds and increase the equilibrium market interest rate
• C)increase the supply of loanable funds and reduce the equilibrium market interest rate
• D)increase the supply of loanable funds and increase the equilibrium market interest rate
• E)increase the demand for loanable funds and increase the equilibrium market interest rate

Identify situations suitable for plantwide overhead rates versus departmental overhead rates or activity-based costing.

Compute departmental overhead rates based on different allocation bases (machine hours, direct labor hours).

Explain the advantages of activity-based costing over traditional costing methods.

Understand the concept of activity-based costing and how it differs from other methods.

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