When Hand Tracing, Drawing a Line Through the Value Stored

question 89

Multiple Choice

When hand tracing, drawing a line through the value stored in a variable means that

• A) The value stored there has changed to something new
• B) The variable is the wrong data type for the code being executed
• C) The expression being evaluated uses that variable
• D) The variable must be inside a loop

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Definitions:

Operating Income

Operating income, also known as operating profit or Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), is a measure of the profit a company generates from its operations, before subtracting interest expenses and taxes.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales, such as rent and salaries.

Variable Cost

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or the volume of output.

Operating Leverage (DOL)

A financial metric indicating the proportion of fixed versus variable costs a company has, which affects its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for every percentage change in sales.