What Is the Slack Time for Activity B Given the Activity

question 78

Multiple Choice

What is the slack time for Activity B given the activity times and precedence requirements shown in the table? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Activity } & \text { Time } & \text { Predecessor } \\\hline \text { A } & 5 & - - \\\hline \text { B } & 7 & - - \\\hline \text { C } & 8 & \text { A } \\\hline \text { D } & 7 & \text { A } \\\hline \text { E } & 4 & \text { B } \\\hline \text { G } & 8 & \text { C, D } \\\hline \text { H } & 9 & \text { E, F } \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A) 10
• B) 9
• C) 8
• D) 7

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Definitions:

Plantwide Overhead Rate

This is a single overhead rate calculated by dividing all of a plant's manufacturing overhead costs by its total activity base, such as labor hours or machine hours, used across the entire factory.

Direct Labor-Hour

A unit of measure representing the labor time expended by workers directly involved in the manufacturing process, often used in cost accounting.

Activity-Based Costing

is a costing methodology that assigns overhead and indirect costs to specific products or services based on their consumption of resources.

Activity-Based Costing

An accounting method that assigns costs to products based on the activities performed for the product, providing more accurate cost information.