Variable Service Department Costs Should Be Charged to Operating Departments

question 42

Multiple Choice

Variable service department costs should be charged to operating departments at the end of the period according to the formula:

• A) Budgeted rate x Budgeted activity.
• B) Budgeted rate x Actual activity.
• C) Actual rate x Actual activity.
• D) Budgeted total cost x Percentage of peak-period capacity required.

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Definitions:

Acetylcholine

A neurotransmitter involved in many functions including muscle contraction and the transmission of nerve impulses in the central and peripheral nervous system.

Synapse

The junction between two neurons, where electrical or chemical signals are transmitted from one neuron to another.

Postsynaptic Membrane

The part of the nerve cell that receives signals from another neuron at a synapse, responding to the neurotransmitters released.

Neurotransmitter Release

The process by which neurotransmitters are released from the synaptic vesicles of a neuron into the synaptic cleft to transmit signals to other neurons.