The Sharp Drop Seen in the Presence of the Sporomiella

question 112

Multiple Choice

The sharp drop seen in the presence of the Sporomiella fungus in North America about 14,800 years ago is interpreted as meaning this is when:

• A) Native Americans adopted an agricultural mode of subsistence
• B) disease wiped out the earliest settlers of the New World
• C) the late Pleistocene megafauna of North America experienced a massive decline leading to widespread extinction
• D) glacial ice was at a maximum

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead-Applied

The allocation of estimated manufacturing overhead costs to individual products or job orders based on a predetermined rate.

Direct Labor Hours

The sum of hours spent by workers directly partaking in the creation of goods or provision of services.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual products or activities based on estimated costs and activity levels.

Manufacturing Overhead Cost

Indirect factory-related costs incurred when a product is manufactured, including the costs of utilities, maintenance, and property taxes.