A Useful Rule of Thumb Called the "Rule of 70

question 22

Multiple Choice

A useful rule of thumb called the "Rule of 70" states that if something grows at a constant rate of Z percent per year,it doubles in size approximately every __________ years.

• A) 70 - Z
• B) 70/Z
• C) Z/70
• D) 70 × (Z/100)

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Definitions:

Normal Time

The average time that should be taken to complete a task or process under normal working conditions.

Standard Time

The established time allowed for the completion of a specific job, based on measurements and assessments of work processes.

Variable Allowance

In budgeting and cost accounting, it refers to an amount set aside that can change based on the performance or needs of a business.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, used in statistics to quantify the spread of a distribution around the mean.