An Adverse Supply Shock Causes Output to

question 2

Multiple Choice

An adverse supply shock causes output to

• A)rise.To counter this a central bank would increase the money supply.
• B)rise.To counter this a central bank would decrease the money supply.
• C)fall.To counter this a central bank would increase the money supply.
• D)fall.To counter this a central bank would decrease the money supply.

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Definitions:

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs associated with production that remain constant, regardless of the scale of production output, including salaries of managerial staff and depreciation of factory equipment.

Fixed Overhead Applied

The portion of the estimated fixed overhead costs charged to production over a specific period based on a predetermined rate.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products, based on a planned level of activity or volume.

Direct Labor-Hours

The total hours of labor directly involved in manufacturing a product or providing a service.