Business Cycles Are

question 2

Multiple Choice

Business cycles are

• A) similar, but they can have many causes.
• B) each unique, but all have a single cause.
• C) similar, and all are created from external forces.
• D) each unique, and they can have many causes.
• E) similar, and they all have a single cause.

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Definitions:

Single Plantwide Overhead Rate

A cost allocation method that applies the same overhead rate to all products, regardless of the department where they were produced or the amount of overhead they actually incurred.

Machine Hours

A metric used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual products based on the number of hours the machines are run to produce them.

Fabrication Department

A division or unit within a manufacturing firm dedicated to the assembly or production of goods, where raw materials are transformed into finished products.

Multiple Department Rate System

An accounting system used to allocate indirect costs to individual departments based on varying rates, reflecting the different resource usage in each department.