What Happens to the Price and Quantity Sold of a Drug

question 97

Multiple Choice

What happens to the price and quantity sold of a drug when its patent runs out? (i)
The price will fall.
(ii)
The quantity sold will fall.
(iii)
The marginal cost of producing the drug will rise.

• A)(i) only
• B)(i) and (ii) only
• C)(ii) and (iii) only
• D)(i), (ii), and (iii)

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products or job orders, calculated at the start of the fiscal year based on estimated costs and activities.

Labor-Hour

A measure of the amount of work or labor time required or used to produce a good or service.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead incurred and the standard cost of variable overhead that should have been incurred based on the efficiency of operations.

Favorable

An accounting term referring to actual results being better than projected or budgeted figures, often used in the context of variances.