If a Researcher Finds That One Variable Always Precedes the Other

question 22

Multiple Choice

If a researcher finds that one variable always precedes the other variable, the preceding variable would be the______ variable and the variable that changes would be the ______variable.

• A) experimental; control
• B) primary; secondary
• C) control; experiment
• D) dependent; independent
• E) independent; dependent

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Definitions:

Direct Labor-hours

The total hours worked by employees directly involved in the production process, used as a basis for allocating costs to products.

Variable Manufacturing Overhead

Costs that vary with production output levels, such as utilities for the production facility, which are not directly tied to specific units of production.

Materials Price Variance

The difference between the actual cost of materials used in production and the expected (standard) cost of those materials.

Direct Labor-hours

The total hours worked by employees directly involved in the production process, used as a basis for allocating labor costs to products or services.