Jared Diamond Argues That Cities and States Don't Last Because

question 5

Multiple Choice

Jared Diamond argues that cities and states don't last because

• A) human nature leads all large societies to a path of self-destruction from war
• B) cities and states all change into unrecognizably different social entities
• C) the fundamental cause of collapse is environmental
• D) social complexity is simply not in our nature as humans

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

Accounting method that considers only variable costs (costs that change with production volume) in the calculation of product cost, excluding fixed costs.

Variable Costing

An accounting approach where only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) are included in product costs, with fixed overhead treated as a period expense.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost associated with producing a single unit of product, including direct materials, direct labor, and allocated overhead.

Absorption Costing

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