Professor Perlman Was Interested in Comparing Two Textbooks to Determine

question 27

Multiple Choice

Professor Perlman was interested in comparing two textbooks to determine whether one used more sexist language than the other. Perlman counted the number of times a gender reference (e.g., "he," "she," or "chairman") appeared in each book. Perlman was doing:

• A)latent content coding.
• B)manifest content coding.
• C)quota sampling.
• D)the ecological fallacy.
• E)base counting.

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Equivalent Unit

A measurement used in process costing to equate the work done on units in progress to a number of fully completed units.

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Costs incurred to convert raw materials into finished goods, including direct labor and manufacturing overhead.

Equivalent Unit

A concept used in process costing that converts partially completed units into a smaller number of fully completed units to measure and allocate costs accurately.