Large Buying Organizations May Possess Unique Requirements and Respond to Different

question 59

Multiple Choice

Large buying organizations may possess unique requirements and respond to different marketing stimuli than small firms.Research suggests that the degree of influence of presidents,vice presidents,and owners _____ with an increase in corporate size.

• A)remains constant
• B)Increases
• C)Decreases
• D)none of the above

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead to individual products or job orders based on a certain activity base, such as machine hours or labor hours.

Machine-Hours

A unit of measure that represents the operational time of a machine, used in allocating manufacturing overhead based on the time machines are run.

Plantwide Predetermined

A rate, often related to overhead costs, that is set before the accounting period begins and applied uniformly throughout an entire plant or organization.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production output or activity level using the total hours machines are operated.