The Baldrige Award Criteria

question 10

Multiple Choice

The Baldrige Award criteria

• A) Are similar to the Joint Commission criteria.
• B) Must be met to qualify for Medicare funding.
• C) Are based on categories of management disciplines.
• D) Are applicable only to nonprofit entities.

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products, estimated before the costs are incurred.

Factory Overhead

The total of all the indirect costs associated with manufacturing, not including direct labor or direct materials.

Applied to Production

Pertaining to costs or accounting methodologies directly associated with the manufacturing or creation process of goods or services.

Work in Process Inventory

Goods partially completed but not yet ready for sale, particularly in manufacturing, representing an ongoing production stage.