A Key Aspect to the Multiple Production Department Rate Method

question 84

Multiple Choice

A key aspect to the multiple production department rate method for overhead application is

• A)choosing an appropriate cost driver for each product manufactured
• B)choosing an appropriate cost driver for each production department
• C)choosing an appropriate number of support departments to include in overhead
• D)determining the amount of support activity used by the entire production facility

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between one particular stimulus and similar stimuli, not responding the same way to variations of the original stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A neutral stimulus that, once it becomes linked with an unconditioned stimulus, ultimately leads to eliciting a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that innately prompts a reaction without the necessity for prior conditioning.

Stimulus Generalization

The process by which conditioned responses are triggered by stimuli that are similar, but not identical, to the original conditioned stimulus.