Which Statement Best Describes Interdisciplinarity

question 91

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes interdisciplinarity?

• A) It involves scholars working on parallel projects in order to show that the same phenomena can be understood many different ways.
• B) It has encouraged the formation of new disciplines like globalization or gender studies.
• C) It rarely involves sociological analysis.
• D) It focuses on one gender at a time.

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Definitions:

Residual Income

The income that remains after subtracting all required costs of capital from operating profit, a measure of profitability.

Activity Base

A measure used to allocate costs in activity-based costing, reflecting the level of effort or consumption of resources.

Service Departments

Units within an organization that support other departments but do not directly contribute to revenue generation, such as IT and HR.

Profit Margin

A financial ratio indicating the percentage of revenue that remains as profit after accounting for the cost of goods sold and other expenses; a measure of profitability.