Which of the Following Criteria Should Be Used When Making

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following criteria should be used when making a decision about whether or not to drop a market segment?

• A) Total contribution margin of the segment
• B) Contribution margin available to cover indirect fixed costs
• C) Net income of the segment
• D) Segment margin available to cover indirect fixed costs

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Definitions:

RuBP

Ribulose biphosphate, a molecule that acts as the acceptor of carbon dioxide in the first step of the Calvin cycle during photosynthesis.

Carbons

Chemical elements with the symbol C and atomic number 6, essential to all known life, and the basis of organic chemistry.

Electron Transport Chain

A series of complexes that transfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions, and couples this electron transfer with the transfer of protons (H+ ions) across a membrane.

Calvin Cycle

A set of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms, resulting in the conversion of carbon dioxide and other compounds into glucose.