Devlin Applied Design, a Canadian Company, Developed a System for BASF

question 83

Multiple Choice

Devlin Applied Design, a Canadian company, developed a system for BASF to allow North American body shops to purchase materials such as paint and sandpaper directly via the web. Since body shop professionals are typically not web savvy, Devlin designed a simple, user friendly, visual interface that allows users intuitively to order products via computer. The system that was designed is most likely a(n) :

• A)extranet
• B)Internet-free system
• C)customized search engine
• D)e-commerce developed interface (EDI)

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate calculated at the beginning of a period, used to allocate estimated overhead costs to products or services.

Direct Labor Dollars

The total cost of labor that can be directly attributed to the production of goods or services.

Factory Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, such as utilities and maintenance, not directly tied to the production of goods.

Factory Overhead

Factory overhead refers to the encompassment of all costs related to the production process that are not directly tied to a specific product, including equipment depreciation and quality control.