-The Figure Above Shows the Market for Brooms

question 109

Multiple Choice

-The figure above shows the market for brooms.If 800 brooms are produced,

• A) consumer surplus is maximized.
• B) producer surplus is maximized.
• C) market failure and a deadweight loss occur.
• D) marginal cost is less than marginal benefit.
• E) there is no deadweight loss.

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Definitions:

Overhead Applied

The estimated overhead cost assigned to each unit of product manufactured based on a predetermined rate.

Assembly Department

A section within a manufacturing facility where components are assembled into finished products.

Direct Labor-Hours

The total hours of labor directly involved in manufacturing or producing goods, often used as a basis for allocating manufacturing overhead to products.

Overhead Applied

The amount of overhead costs allocated to a particular cost object, such as a product, based on predetermined overhead rates.