Use the Following Scenario to Answer the Following Questions

question 85

Multiple Choice

Use the following scenario to answer the following questions:
Natasha can produce either 5,000 pounds of cheese or 20 houses per year.Jameson can produce either 5,000 pounds of cheese or 10 houses per year.
-Natasha's opportunity cost of producing one house is ________ pound(s) of cheese.

• A) 1/250 of a
• B) 1/20 of a
• C) 20
• D) 250
• E) 500

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Definitions:

Traditional Costing System

An accounting method that assigns overhead costs to products based on a predetermined rate, typically using direct labor hours or machine hours.

Direct Labor-Hours

The cumulative hours spent by workers who are directly engaged in creating products, serving as the foundation for distributing labor expenses among products.

Activity-Based Costing

A pricing approach that allocates overhead and indirect expenses to associated goods and services according to their consumption of resources.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A projected rate employed to assign manufacturing overhead expenses to particular products or job orders, utilizing a defined activity base for allocation.