Departmental Overhead Rates Are Generally Preferred to Plant-Wide Overhead Rates

question 112

Multiple Choice

Departmental overhead rates are generally preferred to plant-wide overhead rates when:

• A)the activities of the various departments in the plant are not homogeneous.
• B)the activities of the various departments in the plant are homogeneous.
• C)most of the overhead costs are fixed.
• D)all departments in the plant are heavily automated.

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