Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 23

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions :
A cricket has a diploid genome of 1.2 billion base pairs.Assume that there are about 200,000 individuals in the population and that the mutation rate is one per 100 million base pairs.
-About how many new mutations will occur in each generation of the population of crickets?

• A) 1.2
• B) 12
• C) 200,000
• D) 1 million
• E) 2.4 million

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, excluding direct materials and direct labor costs. These costs include indirect materials, indirect labor, and other expenses.

Machine-Hours

A measurement of the amount of time a machine is operated in a given period, used for allocating manufacturing costs to products.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

The predetermined overhead rate is calculated before a period begins and is used to estimate the manufacturing overhead cost to be allocated to individual units of production.

Manufacturing Overhead

Indirect factory-related costs that are incurred when producing a product, including costs related to maintenance, utilities, and equipment depreciation.