If a Harmful Variety of Bacteria Is "Allowed" to Establish

question 44

Multiple Choice

If a harmful variety of bacteria is "allowed" to establish a foothold in the body, why does it often then quickly become a full blown infection?

• A) The immune system can't easily "see" foreign bacteria.
• B) The toxins they produce incapacitate the immune system.
• C) They reproduce so quickly the population can get very big very fast.
• D) If the bacteria is "allowed" to settle in the first place, the immune system must be weakened already.
• E) Our own resident bacteria get recruited into the population once it's settled, and they help spread the infection.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs in the cost of goods sold, excluding fixed manufacturing overhead.

Absorption Costing

A method of product costing that captures all costs associated with manufacturing a product, including overhead expenses.

Variable Production Costs

Variable production costs fluctuate with the level of production output and include expenses like raw materials and labor directly tied to the production process.

Absorption Costing

A system in accounting that compiles all the expenses tied to production, such as direct material costs, direct labor payments, and both styles of manufacturing overhead, fixed and variable, and applies them to the price of a product.