A Group of Researchers Wanted to Determine If People Will

question 62

Multiple Choice

A group of researchers wanted to determine if people will eat more food in a room with red paint and red decorations than in a room that is decorated blue.Half the participants in this study ate in a red room and half ate in a blue room.The researchers then measured how much food was consumed in each of the two rooms.In this study,the independent variable was

• A) the type of food that was available during the study.
• B) the amount of food that was consumed.
• C) the color of the decorations in the room.
• D) how hungry the participants were at the end of the study.

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Definitions:

Net Sales

The amount of sales generated by a company after deducting returns, allowances for damaged or missing goods, and discounts.

Current Ratio

A liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to cover its short-term obligations with its short-term assets.

Liquidity

The ease with which an asset or security can be converted into cash without affecting its market price.

Short-term Debt

Borrowings that are due for repayment within one year.