A Widely Used Activity Base for Developing Factory Overhead Rates

question 35

Multiple Choice

A widely used activity base for developing factory overhead rates in highly automated settings is

• A) direct labor hours
• B) direct labor dollars
• C) direct materials
• D) machine hours

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Industry

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Businesses or organizations that produce goods or provide services, typically with the objective of making a profit.

Industry

A category of economic activity related to the production of goods, provision of services, or extraction of resources.

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