Short-Term Securities Are Safe to Keep Idle Cash Balance

question 17

Multiple Choice

Short-term securities are safe to keep idle cash balance.Choose from the following, one appropriate reason for this.

• A)low interest-rate risk
• B)high returns
• C)high net present value
• D)ease of receiving interest payments

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

This is the rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead to individual units of production, calculated in advance based on estimated costs and activity levels.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Indirect manufacturing costs that remain constant regardless of the level of production, such as salaries of supervisors and rent.

Machine-hours

A measure of production time, calculated by the number of hours a machine is operated in the production of goods.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

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