The Need for Salmon to Return Once a Year to the Stream

question 76

Multiple Choice

The need for salmon to return once a year to the stream where they hatched is best explained by which of the following concepts?

• A) motivation
• B) instinct
• C) drive
• D) desire

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Definitions:

Budgeted Amounts

Estimates of revenues, expenses, and other financial activities for a future period, used for planning purposes.

Operating Departments

Divisions within an organization responsible for carrying out the main business activities directly related to generating revenues.

Two-Stage Cost

A method in cost accounting where costs are allocated to cost centers in two stages, first to departments then to products or services.

Joint Cost

Costs incurred in the process of producing multiple products simultaneously, where the costs cannot be easily separated for each product.