Anything Written, Photographed, or Recorded by an Organization That a Researcher

question 47

Multiple Choice

Anything written, photographed, or recorded by an organization that a researcher decides to use as data is known as:

• A) Source data
• B) Secondary data
• C) Official documents
• D) Company records

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Definitions:

Operating Income

Earnings from a company’s core business operations, excluding deductions of interest and taxes.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all direct costs and overheads involved in manufacturing a product in the cost of that product.

Contribution Margin

The amount of revenue remaining after subtracting the variable costs associated with producing goods, contributing to covering fixed costs and profit.

Service Firms

Companies that primarily provide intangible products or services to customers, such as consultancy, education, financial services, and healthcare.