Shane's Son Hates Taking a Bath and Throws Tantrums as Soon

question 43

Multiple Choice

Shane's son hates taking a bath and throws tantrums as soon as he is asked to take one. Shane has now started giving his son candy every time he takes a bath, and his son has slowly started to look forward to taking baths instead of throwing tantrums. In this scenario, the candy acts as a _____.

• A) scaffold
• B) negative reinforcer
• C) scheme
• D) positive reinforcer

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Definitions:

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

The consistent, non-variable costs incurred during the manufacturing process, not directly tied to production levels.

Volume Variance

The difference between the budgeted and actual volume of production, affecting fixed costs allocation.

Machine-Hours

A unit of measure representing the operation time of a machine, often used in allocating manufacturing costs based on machine usage.

Fixed Overhead Volume Variance

The difference between the budgeted fixed overhead and the applied fixed overhead, which is attributed to the variance in the volume of production.