Scoresby Co

question 34

Multiple Choice

Scoresby Co. uses 3 machine hours and 1 direct labor hour to produce Product X. It uses 4 machine hours and 8 direct labor hours to produce Product Y. Scoresby's Assembly and Finishing Departments have factory overhead rates of $240 per machine hour and $160 per direct labor hour, respectively. How much overhead cost will be charged to the two products?

• A) Product X = $1,600; Product Y = $4,800
• B) Product X = $400; Product Y = $400
• C) Product X = $880; Product Y = $2,240
• D) Product X = $720; Product Y = $1,280

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Definitions:

Mechanical Isolation

A form of reproductive isolation where physical differences in the reproductive organs of different species prevent interbreeding.

Hybrid Sterility

A condition in hybrid animals or plants where they are unable to produce offspring due to genetic and chromosomal differences between the parents.

Hybrid Inviability

Hybrid inviability is a postzygotic barrier where hybrid offspring fail to survive to maturity, reducing the chances of genes being exchanged between different species.

Temporal Isolation

A mechanism of reproductive isolation in which two species breed at different times, preventing them from interbreeding.