________ Is a Procedure That Defines and Ensures Maintenance of Standards

question 20

Multiple Choice

________ is a procedure that defines and ensures maintenance of standards within prescribed tolerances for a product or service.

• A)Quality assurance
• B)Total quality management
• C)Quality improvement process
• D)Continuous quality improvement

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A pre-determined rate for distributing overhead expenses to products or job orders, calculated prior to the beginning of the period using projected costs and estimated levels of activity.

Direct Labor-Hour

A direct labor-hour is a unit of measurement for the amount of work performed by employees who are directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

The costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales, such as salaries of managers, rent of the factory, and depreciation of manufacturing equipment.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A pre-determined rate utilized for attributing manufacturing overhead costs to products or job orders, which is established beforehand based on anticipated expenses and levels of activity.