A 41-Year-Old Man Asks the Nurse What He Can Do

question 15

Multiple Choice

A 41-year-old man asks the nurse what he can do to decrease the risk of BPH. The nurse explains that

• A) riding a bicycle raises prostate specific antigen levels and may increase BPH risk.
• B) prevention is not possible because prostatic enlargement occurs with normal aging.
• C) decreasing butter and margarine and increasing fruits in the diet may help.
• D) taking a daily vitamin E supplement has reduced prostate size in some men.

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Definitions:

Direct Costing

A cost accounting method where only variable costs (direct materials, direct labor, variable manufacturing overhead) are included in product costs, fixed overhead costs are expensed in the period they are incurred.

Cost Of Goods Manufactured

The total cost of making and finishing a product.

Variable Manufacturing Costs

Expenses that vary proportionally with production volume, such as materials and labor.

Variable Costing

A costing method where only variable production costs are included in product costs, with fixed overhead costs treated as period expenses.