Describe and Construct a Cross-Tabulation Showing the Region-Wise Percentage Breakdown

question 36

Essay

Describe and construct a cross-tabulation showing the region-wise percentage breakdown of purchase of glass bottles and silver spoons and visually represent the data in a 3-D column chart.
Counts: $$\begin{array} { | r | r | r | r | } \hline \text { Region } & \begin{array} { r } \text { Glass } \\\text { Bottle }\end{array} & \begin{array} { r } \text { Silver } \\\text { Spoon }\end{array} & \begin{array} { r } \text { Grand } \\\text { Total }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Almeco } & 6 & 79 & 85 \\\hline \text { Antasia } & 0 & 184 & 184 \\\hline \text { Puitoria } & 13 & 30 & 43 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Percentages by Region: $$\begin{array} { | r | r | r | r | } \hline \text { Region } & \begin{array} { r } \text { Glass } \\\text { Bottle }\end{array} & \begin{array} { r } \text { Silver } \\\text { Spoon }\end{array} & \begin{array} { r } \text { Grand } \\\text { Total }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Almeco } & 7 \% & 93 \% & 100 \% \\\hline \text { Antasia } & 0 \% & 100 \% & 100 \% \\\hline \text { Puitoria } & 30 \% & 70 \% & 100 \% \\\hline\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

External Reporting

The process of preparing and disclosing financial statements and other reports to stakeholders outside the organization.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in product costs.

Total Product Cost

Sum of all costs directly or indirectly related to the creation of a product, including materials, labor, and overhead.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that considers only the variable manufacturing costs as product costs, treating fixed manufacturing overhead as a period expense.