Denise Conducts a Study to Find Out Which of Three

question 76

Multiple Choice

Denise conducts a study to find out which of three subway routes gets her to work in the shortest amount of time.In Denise's experiment,the independent variable is the ____,and the dependent variable is the ____.

• A) speed of the subway car; route she took
• B) route she took; amount of time to get to work
• C) amount of time to get to work; number of routes she tried
• D) fastest route; shortest route

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Definitions:

Variable Manufacturing Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the levels of production or sales volume, such as raw materials and direct labor.

Sales

Sales involve the exchange of goods or services for payment, essentially representing the revenue generated from these transactions.

Absorption Costing

A method in accounting that captures the complete range of manufacturing costs - direct materials, direct labor, and all overhead expenses, both fixed and variable - within the cost of a product.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable production costs in the cost of goods sold and treats fixed costs as period expenses.