Case Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 You Have Been

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Case Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 You have been given three different databases, all of which use different database software, and your supervisor is asking you to identify which type of method each database uses to make its queries. The second database uses a query like this: Which buildings were built before 1900? What kind of method is this?

• A) QBE
• B) query language
• C) 3-D query
• D) natural language query

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Definitions:

Level of Activity

The volume or scale of operation in a business, often influencing costs and efficiency, such as the number of units produced or sold.

Cost of Unused Capacity

The costs incurred for not utilizing production or service capacity to its fullest potential.

Period Expense

Costs that are not directly related to production and are charged as expenses in the period they occur.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate calculated by dividing estimated overhead costs by an estimated activity base, used to allocate overhead costs to products or services.