A) $X = \left[ \begin{array} { l } \frac { 1 } { 16 } \\\frac { 85 } { 16 } \\- \frac { 13 } { 16 }\end{array} \right]$

question 49

Multiple Choice

$A ^ { - 1 } = \left[ \begin{array} { r r r } - \frac { 1 } { 8 } & \frac { 1 } { 4 } & \frac { 1 } { 8 } \\\frac { 11 } { 8 } & \frac { 1 } { 4 } & - \frac { 3 } { 8 } \\- \frac { 3 } { 8 } - \frac { 1 } { 4 } & \frac { 3 } { 8 }\end{array} \right] , \text { solve } A X = \left[ \begin{array} { l } 9 \\2 \\6\end{array} \right] \text { for } X$

• A) \(X = \left[ \begin{array} { l }
• \frac { 1 } { 16 } \\
• \frac { 85 } { 16 } \\
• - \frac { 13 } { 16 }
• \end{array} \right]\)
• B) \(X = \left[ \begin{array} { l }
• \frac { 1 } { 8 } \\
• \frac { 85 } { 8 } \\
• - \frac { 13 } { 8 }
• \end{array} \right]\)
• C) \(X = \left[ \begin{array} { l }
• \frac { 1 } { 4 } \\
• \frac { 85 } { 4 } \\
• - \frac { 13 } { 4 }
• \end{array} \right]\)
• D) \(X = \left[ \begin{array} { c }
• - \frac { 1 } { 8 } \\
• - \frac { 85 } { 8 } \\
• \frac { 13 } { 8 }
• \end{array} \right]\)

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Definitions:

Activity Rate

The predefined cost-driver rate used in Activity-Based Costing to allocate overhead costs to products or services, based on each activity’s usage by those products or services.

Activity Cost Pool

A collection of overhead costs attributed to particular activities, used in activity-based costing to allocate costs more accurately to products or services.

Activity-Based Costing

A costing method that assigns costs to products and services based on the activities and resources that go into producing them, aiming to provide more accurate cost information.

Overhead

General business expenses that are not directly tied to specific products or services but are necessary for the overall operation of a business, such as rent, utilities, and administrative costs.