Which of the Following Is Correct

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is correct?

• A)Efficiency deals with the size of the economic pie,and equality deals with how fairly the pie is sliced.
• B)Equality can be judged on positive grounds whereas efficiency requires normative judgments.
• C)Efficiency is more difficult to evaluate than equality.
• D)Equality and efficiency are both maximized in a society when total surplus is maximized.

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products or job orders, based on a particular activity base such as labor hours or machine hours.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production time, calculated as the total hours that machines are operating in the manufacturing process.

Job-Order Costing System

An accounting system that accumulates costs for each individual job or project, useful in custom manufacturing environments.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

An estimated rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to individual products or job orders, based on a certain activity base.