Orzel Corporation Has Provided the Following Data Concerning Its Overhead

question 21

Multiple Choice

Orzel Corporation has provided the following data concerning its overhead costs for the coming year: The company has an activity-based costing system with the following three activity cost pools and estimated activity for the coming year: The Other activity cost pool does not have a measure of activity; it is used to accumulate costs of idle capacity and organization-sustaining costs. The distribution of resource consumption across activity cost pools is given below: The activity rate for the Assembly activity cost pool is closest to:

• A)$2.70 per labor-hour
• B)$9.00 per labor-hour
• C)$9.90 per labor-hour
• D)$16.20 per labor-hour

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Definitions:

CPT Code Format

Refers to the standardized system of coding used by healthcare providers to identify specific medical, surgical, and diagnostic services for billing purposes.

Downcoding

The insurance carrier bases reimbursement on a code level lower than the one submitted by the provider.

Insurance Carrier

A company that provides insurance policies to individuals or entities, offering financial protection against losses.

HCPCS Code

Stands for Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System, used for coding healthcare procedures, services, and equipment for billing purposes.