The correct answer is letter "D": in absorption costing, fixed manufacturing overhead is a product cost.
Explanation:
Absorption costing or full costing includes all costs related to the production process like the fixed costs. Variable costing, on the other hand, only includes the variable costs from the production. Absorption costing incorporates allocating fixed overhead costs of each unit produced during a certain period.
The answer is B) "lower the prices that customers pay."
Explanation:
Actually, to increase capacity during high demands, the company do not need to lower the prices that customers pay but rather in crease the prices. According to law of demand and supply, the higher the demand, the more the price. Also, the company may also open another new branch for more production, approve overtime work and wages for employers, create more shifts and even subcontract part of the production to another company to ensure faster process but with same quality.
Assembly Department budgeted direct labor of $110,000, direct materials of $170,000, and fixed factory overhead of $28,000 for 8,000 hours of production.
First, we need to calculate the unitary hourly rate for the department:
