The Topic Sentence Below Is Followed by a Brainstormed List

question 19

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.
Fireworks are too loud.

• A) Keep
• B) Drop

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Definitions:

Unused Capacity

Unused capacity represents the available but unutilized production or service capability of a company, which if used, could potentially increase output without increasing fixed costs.

Income Statement

A financial statement that shows a company's revenues and expenses over a specific period, resulting in a net profit or loss.

Machine-Hours

An indicator of how much is produced or the level of activity in manufacturing, determined by the total hours that machinery is in use during the production process.

Job-Order Costing

A costing method used to calculate the production costs of individual units or batches of products, making it especially useful for customized orders in manufacturing or service industries.