The Number of Kanbans Decreases as Safety Stock Is Increased

question 96

True/False

The number of kanbans decreases as safety stock is increased.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, such as utilities, rent, depreciation, and salaries of indirect labor, which are not directly traceable to specific products.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated charge used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual products or job orders based on a predetermined activity base.

Machine-Hours

The total hours that machinery is operational and actively being used in the production process, often used as a basis for allocating manufacturing overhead.

Manufacturing Overhead

A rephrased description: Costs indirectly linked to the production of goods, such as maintenance, factory supplies, and quality control.