Since No One Can Be Sure That Profits Are Commonplace

question 18

Multiple Choice

Since no one can be sure that profits are commonplace, to earn above-normal profits an entrepreneur must:

• A) be eloquent.
• B) innovate.
• C) rely on government subsidies.
• D) know economics.

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Definitions:

Overhead Cost Per Unit

The allocation of total overhead costs to individual units of production, providing a per-unit cost of overhead expenses.

Expected Activity

An estimate of the volume of production or service levels a company anticipates, used for budgeting and planning.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that assigns overhead and indirect costs to specific activities and products based on their usage of resources.

Overapplied Overhead

A situation where the overhead allocated to products or services exceeds the actual overhead incurred.