What Is a Valid Reason for Program Maintenance

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is a valid reason for program maintenance?

• A)A new user enters the system.
• B)The program is over a year old.
• C)The format of input data changes.
• D)The programmer needs more work.

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Definitions:

Unit Product Cost

The total cost incurred to produce, bundle, and ready one unit for sale, including both direct and allocated overhead costs.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all direct costs and allocated indirect costs (both fixed and variable) in the cost of a product.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in the cost of goods sold and excludes fixed manufacturing overhead.

Variable Costing

This accounting method includes only variable costs - costs that vary with production level - in the calculation of the cost of goods sold.