What Is the Main Difference Between Dependent Variables and Independent

question 12

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between dependent variables and independent variables?

• A) A variable that results in a change in the other variable is known as the independent variable, the variable being explained or caused is the dependent variable.
• B) This varies depending on the type of research occurring.
• C) A variable that results in a change in the other variable is known as the dependent variable, the variable being explained or caused is the independent variable.
• D) The subject is always independent. The aspect of the study that is not the subject is dependent.

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Definitions:

ABC Implementation

The process of introducing Activity-Based Costing into an organization to allocate costs more accurately to products, services, and customers.

Activity Overhead Rates

Rates used to allocate overhead costs to products or services based on specific activities driving the overhead expenses.

Cost Pools

Groupings of individual costs based on their shared function or similarity, used in the allocation of costs to products or services.

ABC Systems

Activity-Based Costing systems, which allocate overhead costs based on the activities that drive those costs, providing more accurate cost information.