Use This Information to Answer the Following Questions

question 16

Multiple Choice

Use this information to answer the following questions.
A cake factory can produce cakes at the rate of 500 per day.The factory supplies its cakes to local grocery stores at a rate of 250 per day.The cost to prepare the equipment for producing the cakes is $20.Annual holding costs are $2 per cake.Assume that the factory operates 250 days a year.
-Refer to the information above.What is the length of a production cycle in days?

• A)3.2
• B)4.1
• C)2.7
• D)5.3
• E)4.9

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Definitions:

Annual Overhead

The total expenses incurred by a business to operate over the course of a year, excluding direct labor and materials costs.

Direct Labor Hours

Direct labor hours are the total hours worked by employees directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Overhead Rate

The rate at which indirect costs are allocated to produced goods or services.

Direct Labor Dollar

The total cost of wages paid to workers who are directly involved in the production of goods or delivery of services.