You Have Read About the Mistakes Made on Easter Island

question 28

Multiple Choice

You have read about the mistakes made on Easter Island. On Tikopia, another small island, the people acted in other ways. When they realized that the pigs they had imported were damaging the environment, they killed them all. They had to have permission from a chief to fish, which prevented overfishing. They practiced contraception. These all indicate that ______________

• A) they believed in full resource utilization
• B) they felt that everything was a nonrenewable resource
• C) they felt that everything was a renewable resource
• D) they truly practiced sustainability
• E) they were concerned with only one year at a time

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Definitions:

Direct Labor

The labor costs directly traceable to the production of goods, including wages of workers on the production line.

Factory Overhead

All manufacturing costs that are not directly related to the production of goods, including costs associated with operating the factory.

Overhead Costs

Fixed and variable costs incurred in the operation of a business that do not directly contribute to the production of goods or services.

Individual Processes

Refers to the distinct and separate steps or stages involved in the production or execution of a service or product.