You Have Written the Following Statements to Refuse a Request

question 24

Multiple Choice

You have written the following statements to refuse a request. Which of the following strategies does this refusal employ? Although we are proud to have regularly contributed to causes such as yours in the past, our current annual profits do not allow us to make any charitable donations.

• A)suggest an alternative
• B)imply the refusal
• C)use passive voice
• D)make a compromise

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Definitions:

Factory Overhead

All indirect costs associated with the production process, such as utilities, maintenance, and management salaries.

Machine Hours

A measure of the actual time a machine is operated, used in calculating manufacturing costs and setting factory overhead rates.

Overapplied Amount

This is an accounting term referring to a situation where the actual manufacturing overhead cost is less than the overhead cost applied to production, resulting in a surplus.

Factory Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, including utilities, indirect labor, and materials not directly traceable to a product.