Give the Correct Number of Significant Figures to the Problem

question 137

Multiple Choice

Give the correct number of significant figures to the problem below.2.4 x 10^-4 + 3.1 x 10^-2 =

• A)5.5 x 10^-6
• B)5.5 x 10^-8
• C)5.5 x 10^-4
• D) 3.1 x 10^-2
• E) 2.4 x 10^-4

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Definitions:

Unfavorable

A term describing outcomes that are worse than expected or budgeted, often used in financial and operational analysis.

Favorable

A term used in financial analysis to indicate that actual performance is better than expected or budgeted performance.

Overapplied

A situation where the overhead applied to products is greater than the actual overhead incurred.

Underapplied

Refers to a situation where the actual manufacturing overhead costs are higher than the overhead costs allocated to products during a specific period.