The Authors of Your Text Describe a Series of Horrible

question 145

Multiple Choice

The authors of your text describe a series of horrible telephone hoaxes that were done a few years ago in which a caller falsely identified himself as a police officer and had restaurant managers perform unnecessary strip searches and other degrading acts on subordinates.The fact that the managers he called actually did what he instructed them to do illustrates that people very readily

• A) give up personal freedoms in this post 9/11 world.
• B) follow their stereotypes.
• C) will obey someone they think is in authority.
• D) seek opportunities to exploit those with less power.

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Definitions:

Variable Selling

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

Administrative Expense

Costs related to the general operation of a company that are not directly tied to a specific department or product, like salaries of executive officers and support staff.

Direct Labour

The work of factory employees that can be directly associated with producing specific goods or services.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Indirect manufacturing costs that vary with the level of production, such as utilities for the production area.