Cara Is Trying to Decide Between Purchasing a Tablet or Laptop

question 28

Multiple Choice

Cara is trying to decide between purchasing a tablet or laptop computer.  Cara learns that all of the following are true about tablet computers EXCEPT: ____.

• A) Tablets run on battery power and can be plugged in.
• B) Many tablets use a slate design.
• C) A virtual keyboard is used as an input device.
• D) Optical drives are used to store data.

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Definitions:

Capacity Utilization

Refers to the percentage of total potential output that is actually being produced at a given time, measuring the efficiency with which a company uses its productive capacity.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs related to the production process, such as utilities for the factory, depreciation of manufacturing equipment, and salaries of the manufacturing personnel.

Variance

Variance is a statistical measure that represents the dispersion or spread of a set of values, specifically showing how much the values differ from the mean of the set.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs associated with manufacturing that do not vary with the level of production, such as salaries of supervisors and rent for factory premises.