If a 20% Change in Price Results in a 15

question 73

Multiple Choice

If a 20% change in price results in a 15% change in quantity supplied,then the price elasticity of supply is about

• A)1.33,and supply is elastic.
• B)1.33,and supply is inelastic.
• C)0.75,and supply is elastic.
• D)0.75,and supply is inelastic.

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Definitions:

Departmental Overhead Rate

The rate at which indirect production costs are allocated to specific departments within a manufacturing process.

Plantwide Overhead Rate

A single overhead absorption rate used throughout an entire manufacturing plant.

Overhead Allocations

The process of assigning indirect costs to different cost objects such as products, services, or departments.

Activity-based Costing

A costing methodology that assigns indirect costs to products or services based on the activities that drive those costs, aimed at providing more accurate product costing.