The Clock Shifts in the Spring and Fall That Are

question 104

Multiple Choice

The clock shifts in the spring and fall that are necessitated by Daylight Savings Time often throw off the internal clocks of people for several days.If you've memorized the phrase "spring forward,fall back," then you might appreciate the hour of sleep that you gain in the fall,and abhor the hour of sleep lost in the spring.Research,in fact,shows that __________ actually increased significantly after the spring change in a sample of Canadian individuals.

• A) days taken off from work due to illness
• B) automobile accidents
• C) birth defects
• D) college exams submitted that earned a failing grade

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

A method of inventory costing that includes all manufacturing costs, both variable and fixed, in the cost of a product.

Idle Capacity

The available but unused capacity of a company to produce goods or services without incurring additional fixed costs.

Absorption Costing

A method of inventory costing in which all costs of production (both variable and fixed) are treated as product costs.

Variable Costing

Variable Costing is an accounting method that only allocates variable costs to inventory and cost of goods sold, excluding fixed manufacturing overhead from inventory valuation.