Saturation Point Is Reached When the Researcher, Though Continuing to Explore

question 16

True/False

Saturation point is reached when the researcher, though continuing to explore the phenomenon with participants in the research, no longer hears any new thoughts, feelings, attitudes, emotions, intentions, etc. This is saturation point, the researcher is 'saturated' with knowledge on the topic and continuing to engage participants would not be useful, necessary, or ethically sound, as engaging further participants in the research will not add in any way to the knowledge generated.

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Definitions:

Standard Cost Cards

Documentation that records the expected costs of materials, labor, and overhead for a product, used for budgeting and performance evaluation.

Work in Process

Work in Process (WIP) is an account used in inventory accounting that tracks the cost of materials and labor for products that are at various stages of production but are not yet completed.

Overhead Controllable Variance

The difference between actual and budgeted overhead costs that is directly manageable or controllable by management.

Fixed Overhead

Indirect costs of production that are not affected by the volume of production, such as rent, salaries, and utilities.