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Court Caseloads Continue to Mount, While at the Same Time

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Court caseloads continue to mount, while at the same time budget cuts have forced staff reductions. What have courts done over the past twenty years to streamline operations, utilize technology, and consolidate operations to conduct business?


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Overhead Absorption Rate

The method of allocating overhead costs to specific units of production, based on certain criteria like direct labor hours or machine hours.

Direct Labor Hours

The cumulative number of hours put in by workers who are directly engaged in the production process.

Dual Rate System

A method of cost allocation where costs are divided into fixed and variable categories, with each being allocated differently.

Variable Overhead Rate

A measure used to estimate the variable costs that a business incurs during the production of a good or service.

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