Which of the Following Is Not True About Surrogate Keys

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true about surrogate keys?

• A)They are identifiers that are supplied by the system,not the users.
• B)They have no meaning to the users.
• C)They are nonunique within a table.
• D)They can be problematic when combining databases.
• E)The DBMS will not allow their values to be changed.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Costs

Expenses directly connected to the production of goods, including direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.

Work In Process

Refers to the costs accumulated for products that are in the process of being manufactured but are not yet complete.

First-In, First-Out

A rephrased definition: An inventory management strategy that assumes the items stocked first are the first to be sold, used to manage costs and inventory levels.

Inventory Costing

This is a method used to value inventory, including methods like FIFO (First-In, First-Out), LIFO (Last-In, First-Out), and weighted average cost.