What Is the Reason for Having the Patient Use a Cane

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is the reason for having the patient use a cane in the hand opposite the affected extremity?

• A)It widens the base of support.
• B)It lowers the center of mass.
• C)It allows for partial weightbearing.
• D)It depends on the patient's diagnosis.

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Definitions:

Variable Overhead Rate

The ratio of variable overhead costs to an activity base such as units produced or direct labor-hours, used for costing purposes.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs related to manufacturing that do not change with the level of production, such as factory rent and salaries of supervisory personnel.

Budget Variances

The differences between budgeted amounts and actual amounts.

Machine-Hours

An allocation base in cost accounting used to assign costs to products or services, based on the hours of machine operation required.