A Practicing Hindu Patient Is Dying but Has Orders for a Full

question 21

Multiple Choice

A practicing Hindu patient is dying but has orders for a full diet.However,the patient will accept only soups.The nurse should order which one of the following from the diet kitchen?

• A) Beef broth with bits of tomatoes and potatoes
• B) Puréed tomatoes, carrots, celery, and potatoes in a vegetable stock
• C) Chicken stock with rice noodles and celery
• D) Finely chopped roast beef and mashed rice with vegetable broth gravy

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Definitions:

Equivalent Units

A technique used in process costing that converts partially completed goods into a number of fully completed units.

Conversion Costs

The sum of direct labor and manufacturing overhead costs, representing the expenses incurred to convert raw materials into finished products.

FIFO Method

The First-In, First-Out method, an inventory valuation strategy where goods first added to inventory are the first ones to be sold.

Weighted-Average Method

An inventory costing method that calculates the cost of ending inventory and the cost of goods sold based on the average cost of all units available for sale during the period.