Which of the Following Is True Concerning the 1980 Eruption

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true concerning the 1980 eruption of Mt.St.Helens?

• A)The eruption was a complete surprise to geologists and provided no forewarning.
• B)The eruption produced the largest basalt flow of the 20th century anywhere on Earth.
• C)The eruption began with a lateral blast of debris that was ejected at the speed of sound.
• D)No lahars were produced because the eruption occurred in the winter.

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Definitions:

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Costs that do not vary with the level of production, such as rent, salaries of permanent staff, and property taxes on a factory.

Variable Costing

A method of accounting that incorporates only the costs that vary with production into the cost of products, leaving out any fixed manufacturing overhead.

Absorption Costing

A fiscal recording method that consolidates every cost involved in manufacturing, which includes the price of direct materials, payments for direct labor, and total overhead costs, whether stable or fluctuating, into the cost allocated to a product.

Variable Costing

A costing method that incluonly direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead in product costs, excluding fixed manufacturing overhead.