Food Inspectors Need to Estimate the Level of Contaminants in Food

question 72

Multiple Choice

Food inspectors need to estimate the level of contaminants in food products packaged at a certain
Factory. Initial tests were based on a small sample but now the inspectors double the sample size for
A follow-up test. The main purpose of the larger sample is to…

• A) reduce non-response bias.
• B) decrease the variability in the population.
• C) decrease the standard deviation of the sampling model.
• D) reduce confounding due to other variables.
• E) reduce response bias.

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Definitions:

Direct Method

A method of allocating service departments' costs directly to production departments without intermediate allocations.

Machine Hours

Machine hours represent the total time a machine is operated within a specific period. This metric is often used in manufacturing to allocate costs based on machine usage.

Number Of Employees

The total count of individuals employed by a company, including both full-time and part-time workers.

Step-down Method

An allocation method used in cost accounting to distribute overhead costs from service departments to producing departments based on a hierarchy of service relationships.