TABLE 1-1 The Manager of the Customer Service Division of a Major

question 188

Multiple Choice

TABLE 1-1
The manager of the customer service division of a major consumer electronics company is interested in determining whether the customers who have purchased a Blu-ray player made by the company over the past 12 months are satisfied with their products.
-Referring to Table 1-1,the possible responses to the question "In which year were you born?" are values from a

• A)discrete numerical variable.
• B)continuous numerical variable.
• C)categorical variable.
• D)table of random numbers.

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the volume of goods or services produced.

Per-unit Basis

A method of calculation or evaluation by considering individual units or items, allowing for analysis or comparison.

Activity Level

In cost accounting, the volume of output or production that impacts the cost of a specific activity.

Direct Materials

Raw materials that are directly traceable to the manufacturing of a specific product and constitute a significant part of the product’s cost.