How Is the Cost of a Batch-Level Activity Similar to the Cost

question 117

Multiple Choice

How is the cost of a batch-level activity similar to the cost of a unit-level activity?

• A)Both are incurred for each individual unit.
• B)Both decrease as production volume increases.
• C)Both increase as production volume increases.
• D)Both are incurred for a group of units all at once.

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Definitions:

Rationalization

An ego defense mechanism in which one creates acceptable reasons for unwanted or undesirable behavior.

Intellectualization

A defense mechanism in which reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress.

Pleasure Principle

The pursuit of gratification that characterizes id functioning.

Primary Process Thought

A term from psychoanalytic theory referring to the unorganized, illogical, and irrational thought characteristic of the unconscious mind.