The Topic Sentence Below Is Followed by a Brainstormed List

question 14

Multiple Choice

The topic sentence below is followed by a brainstormed list of possible ideas for a paragraph. Decide which ideas support the topic sentence and should be kept and which ideas should be dropped. Select "keep" or "drop" for each idea. Topic sentence: Modern fireworks have their origins in tenth-century Chinese pyrotechnics.
The earliest forms of fireworks were Roman candles and fiery pinwheels.

• A) Keep
• B) Drop

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Financial obligations like rent, wages, and insurance that are stable and do not vary with the level of goods manufactured or sold.

Break-even

The point at which total revenues equal total costs, resulting in neither profit nor loss for the business.

Margin of Safety

The difference between actual or projected sales and the break-even point. It indicates the amount of sales decline a business can endure before it starts incurring losses.

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the level of activity or production volume.