How Is a Fatty Acid Activated Before It Goes Through

question 57

Multiple Choice

How is a fatty acid activated before it goes through -oxidation?

• A) It forms a thioester with Coenzyme A.
• B) It is hydrolyzed.
• C) It is deprotonated.
• D) It is reduced.
• E) Actually, it's not activated.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that considers only variable costs as product costs, with fixed costs treated as period costs.

Net Operating Income

A measure of a company's profitability, calculated by subtracting operating expenses from operating revenue.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only allocates variable costs to inventory, treating fixed costs as period expenses that are charged to the income statement in the period they are incurred.

Absorption Costing

A method of inventory costing that includes all manufacturing costs - direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overheads - in the cost of a unit of product.