Pathogens

question 29

Multiple Choice

Pathogens

• A) include all disease-causing organisms.
• B) include only bacteria and viruses.
• C) are anything causing death and disease including toxic chemicals.
• D) are those disease causing agents for which medicines do not exist.

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs - direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead - in the cost of a product.

Net Income

The total profit of a company after all expenses and taxes have been deducted from total revenues.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income, highlighting the fixed versus variable costs structure of a business.

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of production or sales activity, such as raw materials and direct labor.