According to the Text,what Conclusion Can Be Drawn from Eli

question 23

Multiple Choice

According to the text,what conclusion can be drawn from Eli Whitney's cotton gin and Thomas Edison's light bulb?

• A)Inventors are often lone wolves whose inventions come to fruition through a process of trial and error.
• B)Inventions often spring fully formed into an inventor's mind.
• C)Inventions are often a result of the work of a group of different people who made improvements over a long period of time.
• D)Products are often attributed to individuals who had little or nothing to do with their invention.

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Definitions:

Machine-Hours

A measure of production output or activity level, representing the total hours that machinery is operating over a specific period of time.

Markup

The difference between the cost of a good or service and its selling price, expressed as a percentage over the cost.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs that vary with production volume, including indirect materials, indirect labor, and other expenses that increase or decrease with output.

Direct Labor-Hours

The complete tally of hours that employees dedicate to the manufacturing process.