Not All Prices Inflate at the Same Rate

question 32

Multiple Choice

Not all prices inflate at the same rate. Notably, the average price of which of the following has far exceeded general inflation?

• A) Education.
• B) Food.
• C) Electronics.
• D) All of these answer choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Direct Labour Cost

The total expense a company incurs for paying the wages of direct labor employees directly involved in producing goods or services.

Overhead Rate

The rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead to individual units of product, typically based on a standard measure such as labor hours or machine hours.

Normal Costing System

An accounting method that assigns indirect costs based on a predetermined rate and direct costs based on actual values.

Actual Overhead Costs

The real expenses incurred for indirect materials, labor, and other costs that are not directly tied to the production of goods or services.