Workers Are Rewarded After a Certain Amount of Time, and the Length

question 68

Multiple Choice

Workers are rewarded after a certain amount of time, and the length of time between reinforcement periods stays the same, with

• A) a fixed ratio schedule.
• B) a fixed interval schedule.
• C) a variable ratio schedule.
• D) continuous reinforcement.
• E) a variable interval schedule.

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Definitions:

Accounting Period

A specific period of time used for financial reporting, typically a quarter or year, used to calculate financial performance.

Variable Overhead Spending Variance

The difference between the actual variable overhead costs incurred and the expected (or budgeted) costs, based on the actual level of production activity.

Standard Costing System

A costing method that assigns expected costs to products to assess performance by comparing these costs with the actual costs incurred.

Direct Labour Hours

The total hours worked by employees to manufacture a product, directly involved in the production process and often used to allocate manufacturing overhead.