Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A)Compensating balance requirements apply only to businesses, not to individuals.
• B)Compensating balances are essentially costless to most firms, because those firms would normally have such funds on hand to meet transactions needs anyway.
• C)If the required compensating balance is larger than the transactions balance the firm would ordinarily hold, then the effective cost of any loan requiring such a balance is increased.
• D)Banks are prohibited from earning interest on the funds they force businesses to keep as compensating balances.
• E)All of the above statements are correct.

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Definitions:

Additional Manufacturing Overhead

Costs incurred in the manufacturing process that are above the initially budgeted or standard manufacturing overhead costs.

Underapplied

Underapplied refers to a situation where the allocated or estimated costs for a particular period are less than the actual costs incurred.

Overapplied

A situation where the allocated overhead costs for production exceed the actual overhead expenses incurred.

Direct Materials

Basic substances that can be directly linked to the production process of a good.