Which of the Following Would Not Be a Line Item

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would not be a line item of a company reporting costs by function?

• A) Distribution.
• B) Utilities expense.
• C) Manufacturing.
• D) Administration.

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Definitions:

Productivity

Productivity measures the efficiency of production in terms of the amount of output produced per unit of input used.

Derived Demand

The demand for a good or service that arises from the demand for another good or service. For example, demand for steel is derived from the demand for cars.

MPP

"MPP" is typically understood as "Marginal Physical Product," which refers to the additional output resulting from the use of one more unit of a variable input, holding all other inputs constant.

MRP

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a system for planning production, scheduling activities, and controlling inventory used in overseeing manufacturing operations.