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question 11

Multiple Choice

Use the picture on the right to answer the next question. A steel wire and an aluminum wire of the same length L and diameter d are joined to form a wire of length 2L.The wire is fastened to the ceiling and a mass m is attached to the other end.
-The amount of expansion in the aluminum portion is ____ the steel portion.

• A)less than
• B)equal to
• C)greater than
• D)depends on how tight m is attached to the steel
• E)unable to tell

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Definitions:

Plantwide Overhead Rate

A single overhead rate calculated for an entire manufacturing plant, used to allocate overhead costs to products.

Direct Labor Hours

The total hours worked by employees directly involved in the production process, used in calculating cost allocations and efficiency.

Allocation Base

A criterion or measure used for distributing or apportioning costs among various cost objects in a fair, equitable, and rational manner.

Plantwide Overhead Rate Method

A cost accounting method that applies a single overhead rate to all units produced across different departments or processes in a facility.