A "Don't Know" Option Does Not Appear to Reduce Uninformed

question 89

True/False

A "don't know" option does not appear to reduce uninformed responses without reducing the overall response rate or the response rate for questions about which the respondents have information.

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Definitions:

Forming Department

A specific section within a production facility where raw materials are shaped or configured into their product form.

Overhead Applied

The portion of estimated overhead costs allocated to individual products or job orders based on a predetermined rate or method.

Departments

Organizational units within a company, each specializing in a particular area of operation.

Departmental Predetermined Overhead Rates

Overhead rates set for specific departments based on estimated costs and activities, used to allocate overhead costs more accurately to products.