Non-Value-Added Activities

question 102

Multiple Choice

Non-value-added activities

• A) should be minimized or eliminated.
• B) involve those activities that are essential to a company's operations.
• C) increase both the cost and perceived value of a product.
• D) cannot be differentiated from value-added activities.

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Definitions:

Chloromethane

A colorless and highly flammable gas with a slightly sweet odor, used in chemical synthesis.

Chlorinated Products

Chemicals that contain chlorine atoms covalently bonded within their molecules, which can result from the chlorination of organic compounds.

Termination Step

The final step in a chain reaction mechanism in which reactive intermediates combine or react with the wall of the container, ending the reactive sequence.

Free Radical

Highly reactive atoms or molecules that contain unpaired electrons and can participate in chain reactions.