Explain Why an Astronaut "Must Work Hard to Open Their

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Essay

Explain why an astronaut "must work hard to open their mouths" while in space but an elderly person asleep in a chair, for example, has their mouth open.

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Definitions:

Assembly Department

a division within a manufacturing plant where components are put together to create a final product.

Direct Labor Hour

The amount of time employees directly involved in manufacturing spend on producing a specific unit of output.

Factory Overhead Rates

Calculated rates used to allocate a factory's indirect costs to products being produced, aiding in determining total production costs.

Plantwide Rate

A single, uniform overhead absorption rate used throughout an entire factory or plant, applied to all units irrespective of the department in which the costs were incurred.