Explain Why Replication Is Important to Science

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Essay

Explain why replication is important to science. Name a method that scientists use to determine whether a study is replicable.

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs—direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead—in unit product costs.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost to produce one unit of a product, including both direct costs and allocated indirect costs.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost incurred to produce, store, and sell one unit of a product, calculated by dividing the total production costs by the number of units produced.

Absorption Costing

A costing approach that encompasses all costs associated with manufacturing, including direct materials, direct labor, along with both variable and fixed overhead costs, within a product's cost.