The Anderson Company Forecasts That Total Overhead for the Current

question 93

Multiple Choice

The Anderson Company forecasts that total overhead for the current year will be $15,000,000 and total machine hours will be 200,000 hours.However,the actual overhead is $8,000,000 and the actual machine hours are 100,000 hours.If the company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on machine hours for applying overhead,what is predetermined overhead rate?

• A)$80 per machine hour
• B)$150 per machine hour
• C)$75 per machine hour
• D)$40 per machine hour

---

Definitions:

Efficient Equilibrium

A state in which resources are allocated in the most efficient manner, leaving no potential for reallocating resources to make someone better off without making someone else worse off.

Government

A system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state, and set policies, laws, and regulations.

Private Markets

Markets where transactions occur directly between parties without significant regulatory oversight, often avoiding public exchanges.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they can be consumed by anyone and one person’s consumption doesn’t reduce availability to others.