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3 years ago

Most economists prefer _____ as the best indicator of current economic performance.

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The answer is real GDP growth, because this measures the growth in economy with having it to be related to GDP of which this is being expressed to be real compared to others that it is likely to be the best indicator in terms of economic performance.

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Most economists prefer real GDP growth as the best indicator of current economic performance. Real GDP is the gross domestic product in constant dollars. In other words, it is a nation's total output of goods and services, adjusted for price changes. The real GDP allows economists to make useful comparisons of a nation's output and services by eliminating the effect of price changes. It is also known as inflation-corrected GDP and constant-price GDP.

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Part 1

$82 per professional labor hour

Part 2

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Part 3

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Ending Work In Process Inventory = $17,399

Part 4

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$102.00 per professional labor hour

Explanation:

Labor Cost per hour = Total Cost ÷ Total hours

= $23,580 ÷ ( 129 + 258 + 137)

= $45.00 per hour

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Overhead allocation rate = Estimated Overhead Costs ÷ Estimated Professional labor hours

But using Job 141 we can solve as,

Total for Job 141 = $32,766

Less Labor Cost (258 hours × $45.00) = $11,610

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Overhead allocation rate = $21,156 ÷ 258

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Overheads $10,578 $21,156 $11,234

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Note : Only Finished Jobs are accounted in this figure

Total Cost of Job 140 $16,383

Total Cost of Job 141 $32,766

Cost of Goods Sold $49,149

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Note : Only Incomplete Jobs are accounted in this figure

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Actual Overheads > Applied Overheads therefore we have an Under-applied situation.

Overheads Under- applied = $10,480 ($53,448 - $42,968)

Reasonable Overhead Rate.

Rate that does not produce variances is reasonable !

Reasonable Overhead Rate. = Actual Overheads ÷ Total Professional Hours

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