Which One of the Following Is True of the English

question 65

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is true of the English West Indies in the seventeenth century?

• A) By the end of the century, the African population far outnumbered the European population on most islands.
• B) Mixed economies with small farms worked by indentured servants dominated islands such as Barbados throughout the century.
• C) Frequent uprisings by African slaves caused the English to abandon the West Indies by the 1680s and to relocate staple crop production to mainland North America.
• D) The free labor system of the West Indies stood in stark contrast to the slave labor system of the Chesapeake.
• E) Indentured servants replaced African slaves in the West Indies once the demand for slaves in Carolina drained away the African population of the islands.

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Definitions:

Labor Efficiency Variance

The difference between the actual hours worked and the standard hours worked, multiplied by the standard labor rate.

Standard Hours

A measure used in accounting to indicate the expected amount of time required to complete a task or project.

Actual Hours

The total time spent on a specific task or job by workers, typically measured in hours.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

The difference between the standard cost of variable overhead allocated to production and the actual variable overhead incurred, based on the efficient use of the allocation base, such as labor-hours.