If the Price of a Good Is Low

question 33

Multiple Choice

If the price of a good is low,

• A)firms would increase profit by increasing output.
• B)the quantity supplied of the good could be zero.
• C)the supply curve for the good will shift to the left.
• D)firms can and should raise the price of the product.

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated rate used to assign manufacturing overhead costs to products, calculated before the costs are actually incurred.

Casting Department

A specific section within a manufacturing facility where metal casting processes take place, such as melting and shaping metals into desired forms.

Machine-Hour

A unit of measure representing the operation of one machine for one hour, used in cost accounting to allocate expenses to products based on the time machines are used in their production.

Overhead Applied

The amount of overhead cost allocated to products or job orders based on the predetermined overhead rate, used for cost accounting purposes.