Answer the Following Question(s)using the Information Below

question 9

Multiple Choice

Answer the following question(s) using the information below.Lukehart Industries Inc.produces air purifiers in batches.To manufacture a batch of the purifiers Lukehart Inc.must setup the machines and assembly line tooling.Setup costs are batch-level costs because they are associated with batches rather than individual units of products.A separate Setup Department is responsible for setting up machines and tooling for different models of the air purifiers.Setup overhead costs consist of some costs that are variable and some costs that are fixed with respect to the number of setup hours.The following information pertains to June 2012:

-Fixed and variable cost variances can ________ be applied to activity-based costing systems.

• A)occasionally
• B)always
• C)seldom
• D)most times
• E)never

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Definitions:

Social Networks

Structures made up of individuals or organizations, called "nodes," which are connected by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendships, kinships, common interest, financial exchange, or relationships of beliefs.

Productivity

Refers to the amount of goods or services produced for every hour worked.

Bureaucratic Ritualism

Involves bureaucrats getting so preoccupied with rules and regulations that they make it difficult for the organization to fulfill its goals.

Dehumanization

Occurs when bureaucracies treat clients as standard cases and personnel as cogs in a giant machine. This treatment frustrates clients and lowers worker morale.