Corning Produces Gorilla Glass Screens That Are Used in the Production

question 33

Multiple Choice

Corning produces Gorilla Glass screens that are used in the production of laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Corning promotes its product to final consumers to increase business demand for digital devices made with the specialized, toughened glass. This illustrates ________.

• A) types of decisions
• B) derived demand
• C) market structure
• D) the decision process
• E) nature of the buying unit

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Definitions:

High-Low Method

A technique used in managerial accounting to estimate fixed and variable costs based on the highest and lowest levels of activity.

Electricity

A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles, used as a power source.

Variable Component

Denotes a part of a cost or expense that varies directly with the level of activity or output.

Mixed Cost

A cost that contains both variable and fixed cost elements, changing with the level of production or sales but not in direct proportion.