Matrix Sorting Is a Technique

question 50

Multiple Choice

Matrix sorting is a technique:

• A) that involves hand sorting of processed bulk soil samples for minute artifacts and ecofacts.
• B) in which large, obvious artifacts are removed prior to screening to prevent the artifacts from being damaged by the screening process.
• C) that uses fluid suspension to recover tiny burned plant remains and bone fragments.
• D) in which sediment is placed in a screen and the matrix is washed away with hoses.

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Definitions:

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital; it represents a firm's blended cost of capital across all sources, including both debt and equity.

MCC Schedule

Marginal cost of capital schedule. A plot of the WACC (weighted average cost of capital) against the total amount of capital to be raised in a planning period. The MCC rises as more capital is raised and the costs of individual components experience step function increases.

Capital Spending

Refers to funds spent by a business or government on acquiring or maintaining physical assets such as property, plants, and equipment.

MCC

Marginal Cost of Capital; the cost of obtaining an additional dollar of new capital.