Suppose There Is a Relationship Between Variables a and B

question 49

Multiple Choice

Suppose there is a relationship between variables A and B.You introduce variable C as a control variable,and the relationship between A and B disappears in the partials.Then

• A)the relationship between A and B was clearly spurious.
• B)this is clearly an example of explanation.
• C)variable C is clearly an antecedent variable.
• D)variable C is clearly a distorter variable.
• E)None of these choices is correct.

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Definitions:

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales, such as salary of the factory manager and rent of the manufacturing facility.

Overhead Applied

The allocation of overhead costs to specific jobs or cost objects based on a predetermined rate.

Standard Direct Labor-Hours

The predetermined estimate of the labor hours required to produce one unit of a product.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs in manufacturing that do not change with the level of production, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.