Parker Corporation Has a Job-Order Costing System and Uses a Predetermined

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Multiple Choice

Parker Corporation has a job-order costing system and uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. At the beginning of the year, manufacturing overhead and direct labor-hours for the year were estimated at $50,000 and 20,000 hours, respectively. In June, Job #461 was completed. Materials costs on the job totaled $4,000 and labor costs totaled $1,500 at $5 per hour. At the end of the year it was determined that the company worked 24,000 direct labor-hours for the year and incurred $54,000 in actual manufacturing overhead costs.The manufacturing overhead for the year was:

• A) $6,000 overapplied
• B) $10,000 overapplied
• C) $10,000 underapplied
• D) $4,000 underapplied

Explain the concept of convergent and divergent evolution with examples.

Understand the significance of molecular clocks in evolutionary studies.

Comprehend the role of molecular and morphological evidence in constructing phylogenetic trees and classifying organisms.

Differentiate between homologous and homoplastic (analogous) structures.

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Definitions:

Pareto Efficiency

A rephrased definition: An economic condition where resources cannot be redistributed to benefit someone without adversely affecting others.

Golf Club

A facility equipped for playing golf, often including a course with 18 holes and a clubhouse.

Tennis Racket

A sporting good used to strike a tennis ball in the game of tennis, typically consisting of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of strings is stretched.

Perfectly Competitive System

A market structure where many firms offer a homogeneous product or service, with no single company influencing the market price.