Anything for Which Managers Want a Separate Measurement of Cost

question 203

Multiple Choice

Anything for which managers want a separate measurement of cost is called a ________.

• A) responsibility center
• B) cost object
• C) profit object
• D) conversion cost

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Definitions:

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure represented as r^2 that shows the proportion of variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can be assigned to a statistical distribution without violating given constraints.

Regression Model

A mathematical representation of the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Independent Variable

A variable that is manipulated or categorized to observe its effect on a dependent variable, without being affected by other variables in the experiment.