Find the Sum When $8 x ^ { 2 } + 3 x - 3$

question 18

Multiple Choice

Find the sum when $8 x ^ { 2 } + 3 x - 3$ is added to the sum of $- 2 x ^ { 2 } - 7 x + 4$ and $- 9 x ^ { 2 } + 8 x - 4$ .

• A) \(15 x ^ { 2 } - 4 x - 3\)
• B) \(- 3 x ^ { 2 } + 4 x + 5\)
• C) \(- 3 x ^ { 2 } - 12 x + 5\)
• D) \(- 3 x ^ { 2 } + 4 x - 3\)
• E)none of these

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Definitions:

Variable Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or output.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs—direct materials, labor, and both variable and fixed overhead—as part of the cost of a finished product.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs - direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed overheads - in the cost of a product.

Variable Costing Income (VCI)

An accounting method that includes only variable costs—costs that change with production level—in calculating net income.