Many Parents-To-Be Have Questions About Multiple Births

question 15

Multiple Choice

Many parents-to-be have questions about multiple births.Maternity nurses should be able to tell them that:

• A) twinning and other multiple births are increasing because of the use of fertility drugs and delayed childbearing.
• B) dizygotic twins (two fertilized ova) have the potential to be conjoined twins.
• C) identical twins are more common in white families.
• D) fraternal twins are same gender, usually male.

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to apply manufacturing overhead to products or job orders and is typically based on direct labor hours, direct labor costs, or machine hours.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production activity that quantifies the amount of time machines are used to produce goods.

Total Manufacturing Cost

The total expenses directly related to the manufacture of products, encompassing the price of raw materials, wages for direct labor, and indirect manufacturing costs.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead to individual jobs or units based on a certain activity base, such as labor hours or machine hours, calculated before the period begins.